Word: parent
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...represented, to begin with, some of Lampy's most honored honorary editors, Charles Daffa Gibson, who now owns Life and with the aid of several former Lampooners is making it at last a worthy offspring of its proud parent, contributes a sketch. Stephen Leacock submits a friendly little piece called "The Oldest Living Graduate," which is placed at the head of the number, where any contribution by America's foremost living humorist deserves to be placed. There are also verses and sketches by the genial and versatile James Montgomery Flagg...
...words of my friend, the poet William Yates, who has spoken of the 'vast wave of ignorance that spreads from our schools.' Personally, I believe that all good culture descends from father to son. Modern education breaks into this splendid chain by starting new and unnecessary ideas. The parent on the other hand, knows nothing bad. Of course I realize that most persons think of the parent as some sort of a chimpanzee incapable of teaching anything; I simply disagree with those persons, that...
...Candidates must be recommended by the principals or head masters of their respective schools, and the numbers so recommended shall be limited to two from any one school. The principal or head master shall certify to the good moral character and honorable rank in school of the candidate. A parent or guardian shall certify that the candidate is in reasonable need of scholarship aid. The candidate will be selected by the Scholarship Committee from among the six candidates who receive the highest marks in their college entrance examinations, either under the new or old plans of admission. Preference...
...belie," it would be only from a proper sense of humor, and not from any fear of overstepping the bounds of legality. The establishment of diplomatic relations is the clearest method of recognition, and recognition under such circumstances as these would unquestionably constitute a cause of war, if the parent state chose to regard it in that light...
...True reform will never be effected by law and force, but only by education healthy public sentiment, and moral suasion. We can no more establish by law ideal relations between capital and labor than between husband and wife or between parent and child. All we can do by law is to keep the peace, protect private property, personal liberty and freedom of contract; and punish pal- pable breaches of obligations which freemen have 'voluntarily assumed...