Word: modernize
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There has always been thought to be an element of chance in the taking of examination; the thrill of the unknown captivates those not too seriously impressed by the marvels of modern academic machinery, but the entire possibilities have-suffered from neglect. The laws of mechanics have governed too closely the college student and he has followed with particular regularity, the well known rule of a body once set in motion in a given direction...
...debate will be held in Paine Hall, Music Building next Saturday at 8.15 o'clock. The forensic artists will consider the following proposition: "Resolved, That modern advertising is more detrimental than beneficial to society." Harvard will support the negative side...
...Carlson conclusion: "Modern civilization seems to be breeding a race which lacks the normal hunger mechanism...
Following them was a group of distinguished professors and Manhattanites. Greetings were exchanged, a few speeches were delivered, everybody admired the ultra-modern German interior decorations. Thus was re opened Columbia's Deutsches Haus, founded in 1910 by Engineer & Financier Edward Dean Adams...
...Motor Boat Show at the Grand Central Palace, Manhattan, last week, went many a prospective purchaser, many an idle gazer, many and many a small boy. Not many hardy sea-dogs attended, because an outstanding feature of the modern motor boat is its tendency to incorporate as much as possible of the simplicity, ease of handling and shiny finish of the motor car. Motor boats are sold not to sailors but to motor car owners and their families. To build a boat that a landsman can operate-and that in most cases he never will operate out of sight...