Word: poor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Knox, R. P. Lavietes, F. B. Lawson, J. B. Little, C. P. Lyman, B. T. Macliveen, J. H. Macey, E. C. Malowitz, Harry Marvin-Smith, B. F. Merriam, Edward Motley, A. E. Newhold, P. D. O'Brien, M. A. Olson, G. A. Ott, Gordon Palmer, H. V. Poor, R. D. Reed, Warren Richards, B. C. Riggs, S. H. Rindge, E. L. Rogers, E. P. Rosenbaum, J. B. Rowland, S. C. Salmon, Mark Saxton, F. F. Schimmel, O. M. Schloss, C. G. Sherwood, Roger Silsby, W. A. Smith, T. W. Steptoe, R. N. Svoboda, E. O. Tilton, J. M. Timken...
...Paul, Arthur Perry, Jr., J. W. Perry, Lewis Perry, Jr., Thomas Perry, Jr., S. W. Pillsbury, H. H. Poor, R. J. Portner, T. H. Quinn, A. H. Rice, G. F. Robertson, C. F. Samson, D. W. Schoonmaker, Clement Scott, Jr., J. R. Short, Theodore Smith, G. S. Squibb, E. C. Streeter, R. L. Strong, J. L. Stuart, A. G. Sullivan, W. J. Tobey, George Upton, Jr., R. E. Voland, M. B. Weiss, LcMoyne White, F. J. Whitfield, Charles Wiggins. III, S. S. Williston, B. T. Woodie...
...those who are intellectually able to take advantage of it, but I object most emphatically to the assumption, which you make, that the rich have a monopoly on intelligence; nothing could be more false. It has been, and ought to remain, the glory of American education that the poor boy of intelligence has been able to gain an education and thereby, not only better his own condition, but also often contribute to our civilization and culture. It is not, in my opinion, at all desirable that Harvard should "come in time to play the aristocratic role in American life which...
...Those who are disturbed by such a prospect should remember, however, that the poor boy of real ability would still be able to gain entrance under an intelligent system of limitation. They should remember, too, that many applicants, particularly those who come from families without intellectual background, now enter the liberal arts college hoping thereby to improve their chances of success in business, not realizing that success in business, not realizing that such a college will give them little practical training
...critic never discussed Marxism, nor Indian affairs with me although he has been living with me for the last two years. All of a sudden, when my article appeared in the "Critic," he thought it his duty to reply. Instead of meeting my thesis honestly, he made a poor reply--a eulogistic daubery of Gandhi...