Word: proportionate
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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It is observed that English, attracting 26 per cent of the college in 1924, a proportion considerably larger than that drawn by any other field, has been gradually losing its margin of popularity, although 22 per cent of the students majored in English in 1926.
"Daily the Associated Press surveys the universe and deliberately selects from its manifold happenings such events as are significant of society today. Then it groups these events with a proper sense of proportion in order that the newspaper reader may have a correct picture of things as they are- the...
The career of the Associated Press under its first manager, Melville E. Stone, was traced-from a small co-operative association of newspapers in 1900 to a service with 1.200 member newspapers, 80,000 reporters, 131000 miles of leased wires and a $7,000,000 annual turnover. In 1920 Mr...
Most men know pretty clearly in advance why they choose to concentrate in English. English literature (including American literature) is one of the most immediately attractive fields of study, and one which everybody knows something of before he comes to college. A knowledge of it leads to, or aids in...
Subscriber Smith's point is well taken, but how to blink the fact that Elmer Gantry is of "outstanding interest for TIME readers," which is what THE CREAM seeks to include together with first-rate and consequential books? From the newsmagazine viewpoint events are "good" in proportion, not to...