Word: researching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...research revealed that the appropriations were $470,886,681 more than those of the previous session, but were six odd millions below the original estimates submitted to the 69th Congress. Senator Warren found joy in these figures: "Good times and prosperity are immediately reflected in a demand for increased as well as new governmental functions. . . . No Congress ever made a greater record or a harder and more honest and faithful effort for economy...
Certainly Secretary Hoover, prompted by Dr. Klein, is making a wrathful gesture at the French-German potash monopolists. But at least for the nonce it seems as though he will have to reinforce it by more than $100,000 of research. He might threaten some international trade retaliation...
Author Williamson, only 32, has already been hobo, sailor, sheepherder, circus hand, newspaper reporter, wrestling instructor, prison official (finger prints), social worker, Harvard M. A., professor, translator, research ethnologist and author of a first novel (Run Sheep Run) that was universally hailed as "impressive, fascinating, vigorous, sinister, virile, etc., etc." He was born of mixed Welsh†, French, Irish and Norwegian stock on an Indian reservation. The collection of novels he intends to write he calls "The American Panorama...
...Federal subsidy of education, but for putting Education on a footing equal to Agriculture, Commerce, War et al, in the nation's councils. The bill's backers would seek appropriations of $1,500,000 per annum to support the Secretary of Education, to conduct the pedagogical research and advisory work now performed by the Bureau of Education in the Department of the Interior. The assembly unanimously adopted a report by investigators into the lot of the superannuated school teacher. What she dreads most is a lonely old age. To provide "companionship to prevent loneliness and grief" the Association...
...large yet. But their program is vigorous. They are against: construction of schools with more than 200 pupils capacity and classes of more than 30; military training in school and college. They are for: collective bargaining in fixing teachers' salaries; equality between men and women teachers; research into the nomination, election and appointment of boards of education...