Word: procession
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There is no doubt but that in times of stress and strain the average man is more careful of his leisure hours than in less hurried moments, that when time for it is limited, recreation is subjected to a more thoughtful process of selection. It is thus that a revue which draws the tired business man is considered a success, and that due publicity is given a novel which has held a high executive's attention. Even the undergraduate, subconsciously or other wise may be said to see fewer and better movies during an examination period...
...gathering others together on winter evenings to exchange ideas about everything this side of the moon, that his influence has been greatest. Thus he has quickened thought, provoked discussion, freshened ambition, and given many a youngster his first inkling of the value of clear thinking. In the process he has shaped the development of careers which, without his inspiration and interest, might never have reached their fullness. To others uncertain of themselves, he has given of his courage. In return, he has asked only that those who have gone out into the world write him from time to time...
...problem of today is to utilize modern inventions in the American Navy. "Of course the personnel takes an important part in this process," the Secretary remarked, and to illustrate his point he remarked on the importance of the work of a mechanic, who, by doing a poor riveting job, allows oil to leak from a submarine. Thus a slick is made on the surface, and the submersible ship is betrayed to her enemy...
...Spanish colonial empire, the independent states of America carved out of it, fell heir to a large number of territorial disputes which, in many cases, were of an exceedingly delicate and difficult nature. It is a tribute . . . that most of these disputes have been settled by the orderly process of negotiation, mediation, and arbitration...
Sounding off with this truly transcendental overstatement, President Gerardo Machado of Cuba strove, last week, with titanic hospitality to welcome the delegates of 21 American nations who were in process of convening at his Capital...