Word: nationalizing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Laying the cornerstone of the $3,000,000 Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, he made a strong, simple speech, praising George Washington as "a great moderator in bringing together discordant elements in the formation of a constitutional nation"; praising Lincoln as "counsel for the underprivileged . . . foe of malice, teacher of good will"; praising Jefferson for his political philosophy and for his belief "that the average opinion of mankind is in the long run superior to the dictates of the self-chosen." But he also said, "I hope that by January 1941 I shall be able to come to the dedication...
Victory. "It is against the nature of things that the Fuhrer should be able to continue to overrun one sturdy and independent nation after another; declare it to be German whether it is or not, and expect it to remain a vassal State. . . . [British sea power] and France's wonderful army . . . [will] bring victory...
...traditional Harvard-Yale grid battle is annually debunked on every side. There isn't a player on either team who has the slightest claim to AH-America honors; neither squad has the faintest claim in high ranking among the football powers of the nation...
...editorial criticism levelled by the Harvard Crimson against the university authorities. What the Communists say these days will probably win them few converts. But the kind of intolerance to which Harvard has given academic sanction can develop into something ugly and uncontrollable. It did in Detroit. --The Nation...
...studies of the economic plight of American youth appearing recently have meaning for all college students. One of them, prepared by the American Youth Commission, is nation-wide and represents conclusions of experts. The other, a scientific polling of a cross-section of New York youth by the Y.M.C.A., states the beliefs of the youths themselves. Though the two reports take different methods of approach they reach the same conclusion--there is a definite need for more vocational training today. And their conclusion is further evidence of a dangerous trend in American educational method...