Word: meritable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...beginning of a real era of virtue in American politics in which people in office shall be completely dissociated from party politics. It is hard to believe that an administration which has given so many public offices to party workers and political chieftains, in disregard of the principle of merit which for many years has been the hope of the better Government forces in America, has any such idealistic purpose in view. But in this respect the Democrats are merely following in the footsteps of the Republicans Neither party has ever let go of the power to control local politics...
...past, slow indeed has been the rise to fame of the young mind. He has had to wade patiently through a series of one and three year appointments before he may grace the ranks of even the assistant professors. He has had to publish works of supposed scholastic merit which have been deemed essential to admit him to the fellowship of learned men. Many of these treatises have received no circulation beyond the examining board and are composed merely to satisfy an academic whim. After casting a casual glance over titles of the obscure subjects upon which the academic aspirant...
...come to Harvard. If ideas of education are changing in one way, they may in another. Promotion to the scholar is a necessity and an interest. The best will not come to a Harvard in which promotion is based upon academic drudgery. Education is no longer a routine affair; merit in the modern educational system is no longer based upon inches printed. It should be based upon research in personal tutoring and instruction, as well as in books...
That curious contribution of the actors of America to the new economic nationalism, the Dickstein bill, which would limit the employment of foreign actors to those "of distinguished merit and ability" and to those whose "professional engagements are of a character requiring superior talent" has just been reported back to the House by the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization for final consideration...
...takes unusual merit or a great reputation to draw the average Manhattan art critic from his comfortable daily beat up & down the smart art marts of 57th Street. Most of these choosy journalists were down under the Elevated last week picking their way among the packing cases and fruit stands of Greenwich Village. Alexander Brook was having another exhibition at the Downtown Gallery...