Word: offered
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...offer a criticism of Arthur Detrick's communication (TIME, Feb. 7) ? His condemnation of the "vulgar sensational stories" printed in TIME is analagous to the tale told of Dr. Johnson: when complimented by a lady for omitting from his dictionary words of questionable repute, he replied "so you have been looking for them, Madam...
...Said Paul M. Clay, vice president of Moody Investment Service: "I'd rather buy genius than material." The Billion. In 1916, Partner John W. Prentiss of Hornblower & Weeks met Henry Ford in Detroit. Said Mr. Ford: "Oh, you are one of those Wall Street guys." Mr. Prentiss offered him a half billion dollars for his concern. Mr. Ford laughed at him. In 1924 Mr. Prentiss offered Edsel Ford a billion dollars. Edsel Ford refused him. In 1925 were repeated both offer and refusal. Early this year Mr. Prentiss heard that the Fords might recapitalize. Edsel Ford denied this...
...mystery surrounding gruff, impetuous, well-loved Dr. Mather Almon Abbott's resignation as headmaster of Lawrenceville School (TIME, Feb. 21), remained a mystery. And Dr. Abbott, withdrawing his resignation, remained headmaster. Whatever it was that had prompted the resignation?an offer from another school? a quarrel with the trustees over a four-year-old medical supervision policy??was kept secret, and Dr. Abbott was kept headmaster, chiefly through action of the Lawrenceville boys. They posted a deputy to keep strangers from their grounds. They observed a self-imposed censorship of conversation. If that traditional confidant and encyclopedist of Lawrenceville...
...Princeton, and Harvard, is not particularly significant in its terms. The only modification of importance, that in Section 3 of Article VI of the original pact, operates chiefly to avoid misunderstandings from over-vague wording. Aside from that, the general tendency of the new agreement seems to be to offer more freedom to the independent discretion of the respective Athletic Committees than was permitted under the old regime. Beyond the statement about post-season or sectional championship games, in fact, Yale and Harvard will in the future conduct their athletic policies on the basis of a friendly, but much more...
Other organizations which appear to offer particular opportunities will be approached wherever there is a definite demand on the part of graduates for opportunities in that field...