Word: proofing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...perpetual peace and disarmament were to follow the election of the Democratic nominee for President," he continued in talking of the "most discussed and interesting problem of the campaign-the League," "we all should help his election. But we must have more proof that it would than his say-so, though there are many who will take that just as many took Ponzi's word...
...scholarships to be set aside for the purpose, money is available to pay the expenses of qualified enlisted men." Long before the army ever thought of this device, money was available for qualified men. Offering it on these terms to enlisted men simply puts the burden of proof on the army. It would behoove all aspirants to a college diploma to think twice before choosing a method that involves a military discharge as well...
...Changing from drawings of humorous nature to others more serious and more artistic, the Arts Department kept fully astride of the trend of advancement. Taken as a whole the 1923 Red Book is a decidedly laudable production, a production meriting praise in spite of several rather evident errors in proof apparently missed in the haste to have the book ready in time for the Jubilee...
...verse I am incapable of criticising; the reviews and the editorials are well-written. I object bitterly to "Mater Felixissima";. perhaps some proof-reader was guilty. But why is it that the various articles produce the impression of being trimmed to a fixed length? Is it due to editorial excisions, or is it a habit acquired in the process of writing compulsory themes...
...reference in the telegram one needs only to turn to the Encyclopedia Britannica, page 33, volume 28, for ample proof...