Word: objectivity
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...have just arrived from England and happened to see in your edition of Nov. 16 the letter about the Prince of Wales. Why should Mary Elizabeth Robinn object to the Prince dressing up as a girl in The Bathroom Door? Young college men the world over do the same thing and the play is perfectly harmless; so why should anyone object? As for saying that England knows him for what he is-yes, they do. They know him as the greatest ambassador England ever had-and the most popular Prince-and don't expect him to be an Angel...
...must object to your loose and inexact use of the word "pander" in your issue of Sept. 21, in which you refer to "Thomas Cook & Son, and other panders of rubber-neckery...
...notable "joker" clause was inserted to the effect that the "value" of an object should never be considered as less than the sum for which it had been insured...
...nine contests, (1876-84) stood, Harvard, victories, 5; Yale; 4. The unfortunate breach in 1884 between Harvard's coaches, in which the head of the University was induced to use his authority, reprived Harvard of Mr. Bancroft's services as coach. In 1885, apparently without taking to heart the object lesson given by Yale in 1882-83, in experimenting with a professional stroke and coach, Harvard enlisted the services of Faulkner, a professional oarsman. The victory of 1885 was the dearest Harvard ever won; five defeats by Yale during that number of years following is proof enough of this...
Granted that the most uncomfortable and absurd costume in the world is evening dress, the men can still afford to retort: "Isn't that just like a woman?" This misguided Englishwoman proceeds on the absurd premise that people want to dress comfortably. If comfort were the prime object of top hats and stiff shirts, they would give place at once to loin cloths and beads. Ever since garments have risen to the dignity of clothes, they have been ornaments first, and conveniences second; and if they fail in their first function, modern men can console themselves with the reflection that...