Word: older
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Since the U. S. has always been a rapidly growing country in constant need of capital, the prevailing interest rates here have practically always been higher than those of the older and more static countries of Europe. Usually London, as the former financial centre of the world, has been able to maintain the lowest money rates, while New York rates have ruled far above...
...same board. So that today, when we speak to undergraduates in even the most familiar terms of the language of religion, we mean one thing (the fruit of our maturer reflection and experience) and they think we mean another. The opinion has developed among students that what the older generation means by its religion is neither intelligible nor useful...
...results of this collection of opinion, as printed in the "Literary Digest" for June 14, are those with which ninety-nine per cent of all university men, long wearied with the somewhat captions Jeremiads of an older generation, will enthusiastically agree. In fact a majority of the presidential observations might almost be termed flowery. From the unbroken string of epithets and abuse which was fashionably applied to the youth of the land five years ago in the moral depression following the war, the weather vane of opinion has swung around to a point which almost indicates approaching tirades against...
Alumni: Alumni do not need tickets for themselves as all alumni may join the President's procession in order of seniority. The older alumni will have seats on the platform; the younger alumni will be assigned seats elsewhere, but a number will probably have to stand. Alumni are not entitled to apply for seats for their families...
...Leitch, nervous before the start, gritted her teeth, stuck out her chin, and played with obvious fire and determination." Such was the cabled description of the fifth round of the British women's open golf championship at Portrush, Ireland. Joyce Wethered, "cool and collected," took the match from her older opponent by 6 up and 4 to play. Later she took the final round (7 & 6) from Mrs. F. Cautley "who was bothered by rain...