Word: opinionizing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...talked with me as with an old friend. The President did not talk politics at all. The President appeared to be very well. Mrs. Coolidge looked first rate. She was a charming woman, as she always was. The fact is that neither of them have changed, in my opinion...
...announced as his reason for resigning that he needs time to complete his great history of arbitration, a work in 75 volumes upon the preparation of which he has already labored for 42 years. Insofar as possible, Judge Moore proposes to include the text of every award, decision and opinion rendered since early Grecian times by those empowered to render an international judgment. Each text will be reproduced in the original language, with an English translation added, where necessary...
...seven great ships which cost some ?7,500,000 when they were bought some five years ago by the Commonwealth. The Prime Minister's defense was that the ships have been operated by the Commonwealth at a consistent loss of some ?600,000 per year. In his opinion that loss should be stopped. But the Laborites want Australian jobs on Australian ships for Australians. Therefore in Sydney, last week, labor union leaders threatened ominously to "blacklist and boycott" the Seven Great Ships-five of which are liners of 13,000 tons, and the other two cargo ships...
Student or senior councils, have suffered a severe loss of prestige and power in more than one college during the last few years: The Princetonian last year reflected student opinion accurately when in its annual parody number it displayed a complete blank under the heading "Activities of the Senior Council." At Harvard skepticism of the value of Student Councils has taken the form of indifference. A steadily diminishing vote for Student Council members reached its low water mark this year when little more than a third of the Junior and Sophomore classes took the trouble to fill out their ballots...
...existence of a representative essential. If relations should become strained between Harvard and one of its traditional rivals, if certain students were guilty of conduct unworthy of their Harvard affiliation in these and similar emergencies it might well be highly desirable that an official undergraduate organ voice the authoratative opinion of the whole undergraduate body. For the effective fulfillment of this purpose one factor is essential; the ability to act quickly and decisively. Emergencies cannot be handled if postal cards must be sent out, a meeting held, lengthy discussion indulged in and a vote cast before definite action...