Word: noting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Wrapped in its dreamy mantle of Victorian ivy, Widener Library is sweetly oblivious to the world of current affairs. Today's newspaper is as hard to find in Widener as a note of optimism in a Hardy novel. There is indeed a small alcove in the periodical room which is devoted to the newspaper, where yesterday's New York Times can be read after a considerable wait. Other dailies of doubtful importance may be had slightly more than a week after publication, and one, it seems, can't get past the fatal fascination of October 13. Back numbers, or rather...
...Note--Mr. Hale states convincingly several reasons against participation. We still feel, however, that participation does not involve endorsement of Hitler and his policies. Should we obey a law, we do not necessarily endorse the law. Should we gamble, we do not necessarily endorse gambling. Consequently, we cannot see why an American team in Berlin expresses either approval or disapproval of the Nazi regime...
...promoted to a semi-honorary chairmanship and Mr. Richards, backed by the Castle & Cooke sugar firm, became No. 1 pineapple man of Hawaii. In 1934 his company made about $1,000,000 and in 1935 (year ending May 31), $1,338,187. It has also paid off a note issue...
...interesting to note the significant changes in the enrollment of the various courses at Harvard since that university abandoned its system of undergraduate requirements in science, mathematics, language, and government...
...Very truly yours. . . ." Despite his sternness, "Dear Jesse" extended for two months $15,600.000 of "Dear Mr. Vanderbilt's" RFC note falling due last week. But he also had an afterthought: "Dear Mr. Vanderbilt...