Word: objectiveness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last winter Mercersburg Academy celebrated "Michelet Day." No famed alumnus of the long past was object of their honor, but a living man. He was, furthermore, a 22-year-old college boy, a senior at Dartmouth. Outsiders were puzzled or amused at such hero worship. But those who knew Bob Michelet understood the tribute and considered it fitting...
Aniseikonia is Greek for "unequal images." When the sufferer looks at any object, the image reflected in the retina of one eye differs in size and shape from that in the other. The struggle of the brain's visual centre to fuse these two images brings aches, pains and frazzled nerves. Sometimes it cannot fuse them...
When interviewed (possibly at a into hour) on the pleasing coincidence of interests, Senator Thomas is reported to have expressed a feeling that there is no reason why silver should be less an object of speculation than wheat or gold. This is a very beautiful thought, indeed, but it is to be hoped that the Senator's remark was torn ruthlessly from its proper context. As it stands, it is a rather pitiful revelation -- of the Senator...
...interesting to watch the number of proud sweethearts who parole the drives adjacent to the river while the various crews are on the water. The oarsmen seem to have excellent taste. Occasionally one may see a fond parent or loving friend pointing out to a companion the special object of their interest...
...every state in the Union, in almost every town, city and county in the land, a local utility skirmish was in hot progress. Lower rates, municipal ownership, more stringent regulation, supervision of holding companies were the principal issues. In the Press, utility men were replacing banksters as the favorite object of abuse. But unlike banksters, who suffered in silence, utility men were hitting back. With power production climbing to 1931 levels, their cause was worth the fight...