Word: sane
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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That a group of sane minded men should sit in solemn conclave, discuss, deliberate, and finally pass a bill that dictates what, or what shall not be used to beautify feminine cheeks, is assuredly the height of Babbittism. The news has just arrived from the Harvard-Boston expedition to Egypt that the princess, who was first thought to be wife of Sneferuw, used green cosmetic. If the walls of the tomb had also contained a solemn royal edict to the effect that no such decoration was to be used by the women of the Nile valley, the explorers would doubtless...
...another part of his speech, the Air Secretary referred to "the greatest air power, our old friend, France; and no sane Englishman or Frenchman now dreams of strained relations between the two countries." In another passage, he continued...
Your issue of Feb. 2 was filled with as inane a set of letters as I have ever read. 1 am one of an increasing majority who ) find in your terse, sane and interesting paragraphs a thoroughly brilliant commentary on World Affairs...
That grown women, to all out ward appearances sane and conscious of their actions, have carried such a resolution is important as a sign of the times. Historians say it is only natural that an era of international skepticism should follow one when the universal brotherhood of man was so loudly proclaimed. Even so, liberal minded people cannot console themselves with the philosophy of Doctor Pangloss that everything must happen as it does and that all is for the best...
...interested observers have looked in vain for them, even in the President's Report. The result has been a foolish. Irritating situation, which Mr. Allen's article helps to relieve. Give all who are concerned the same information to which Mr. Allen had access, and all will reach his sane and reasonable conclusions. If his article is sponsored by University officials, it is the welcome sign of a new era of confidence and sympathy; if not, it indicates to them the most effective means of reaching a true understanding among alumni, students, and the administration. Spirited discussion based on guesses...