Word: parlor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...days when hectic journalists, technocrats, and parlor pinks jostle each other on the harping ground of economic planning, there is a natural desire among college undergraduates that there be some course presented to equip them with blueprints of future possibilities in their relation to past experience. Such a course Harvard's Economic department presents as Economics 7c, subtitled "Problems of Social Reconstruction," which is given during the first half-year, and is open to men who have taken Economics...
...Thomas thesis was the same as the one which won him 881,951 votes in the presidential election: Capitalism is tottering to ruin. A "revolution" (Socialist) is at hand. Socialists must be prepared to set up their economic system when the time comes for "action" (political). Small groups of "parlor pinks" are worthless to the cause. Workers must be made class-conscious, must be given new and inspiring leaders for the "revolution." Organized labor offers no such leaders because unions have gone in for racketeering. And: "The origin of racketeering is obviously in the Capitalistic system. Capitalism, essentially lawless...
...with Caras' dangerous cut-shot for the right-hand upper corner pocket-when, if he had been a little less sure of himself, he might have broken a cluster to put Ponzi out of position instead of trying to run out the game. Son of a Greek pool parlor proprietor, Caras learned to play when he was 7 and so small he had to stand on a soapbox. He uses a 20-oz. cue, opens his mouth ferociously when making a run, takes no exercise for fear of becoming muscle bound, supports nine members of his family...
...Thursday night at 7.30 o'clock, an organization meeting of the Brooks House Economic Forum will be held in the parlor of the House. The Forum will be conducted by N. R. Danielian '28, tutor in the department of Economics, who is one of the leaders in the organization of the Club...
...summoned Bernard Mannes Baruch, Democracy's supreme financial adviser, asked him to ride part way South with him to discuss the President's statement. Mr. Baruch consented and as the Roosevelt private car rolled down through Virginia a conference of high state was held in the observation parlor. Besides Mr. Baruch, Governor Roosevelt had the assistance of Professor Moley. William H. Woodin (American Car & Foundry) and Sumner Wells. The sun went down across the brown fields before they were settled upon a reply. At Lynchburg. where Mr. Baruch left the train, the Roosevelt statement was telegraphed back...