Word: mold
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Scholarships, and the Teacher's Oath, among many other vital matters-is a novel and pertinent suggestion, the organization of the extra-curricular study of American history. The purpose, foreshadowed in the Tercentenary address, is to "find the principle that is needed to unify our liberal arts tradition and mold it to suit our age", "the common denominator among educated men which would enable them to face the future" with real breadth of vision. It is a fine ideal, carrying with it a willingness to experiment beyond present educational bounds and a determination to offer more and more to students...
...Winant proceeded to mold his case with the statement, "in this spirit, then, we might well view the contribution of the Social Security Act of 1935 to the national security." Having treated the various fields of his board, such as, public assistance to people in need, unemployment compensation, and old age benefits, and proved their necessity as well as their justification, he reverted to the spirit of the Act. "It is the greatest piece of social welfare legislation which this nation has adopted in many a generation. As time goes on, we shall increasingly realize the profound importance of this...
...power of the press to mold public opinion, makes journalism one of the most important of modern professions, and also makes it essential that writers in this field should be well-trained and educated. For some reason, perhaps financial, Harvard has neglected this subject. Whether the Nieman bequest--if it ever reaches Harvard--is used to establish a Graduate School of Journalism or not, several elementary courses in the subjevt should be given...
...fluids by a particle or light rav from outside can be expressed, very roughly speaking, as though they were water rippled by a falling stone. Furthermore, the expression can be formulated in Relativistic terms. Whether atoms with more than one electron can be crammed into the same mold remains to be seen...
...moderate refrigeration is necessary. Meat packers who "tender" their meats by hanging or aging (allowing enzymes to break down the tough fibers) now find it safe to speed up the tendering process by using warmer temperatures under violet-ray protection. Bakers irradiate bread and cake before wrapping, to kill mold spores, increase the salable life of the product by several days...