Search Details

Word: sane (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...general merits of the question, there are a few things to be said for the dry side which must appeal to everyone who really wants to reach a sane conclusion. Unfortunately there are no Boston dailies except the Christian Science Monitor which will either tell the truth themselves or permit the truth to be told in their columns on this question. Harvard students at least ought to want to know the truth. Here are a few facts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CARVER SUPPORTS HOOVER'S DRY PLEA | 12/9/1929 | See Source »

...furnishing of the new Houses fortunately is to be regulated on the sane principle of allowing the occupants to decide whether or not they wish to use the furniture provided for them. At present, the University not only gives the beds, desks, and other essentials, but also insists that these fixtures remain in the rooms. The result of this is that every one has adequate living equipment, but if a man's personal tastes should differ from those of the College, he is needlessly compelled to keep those pieces provided with the suite...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A MATTER OF CHOICE | 11/29/1929 | See Source »

...survey made in these lectures is a guide to work and contemplation. It aims toward giving perspective. It gives a sane and modest view of man's place in the scheme. But in addition to giving a comprehensive view, the classification serves to interpret some phases of the sidereal universe in a clearer form than before...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SHAPLEY CLASSIFIES ALL MATERIAL BODIES IN SEVENTEEN GROUPS | 11/25/1929 | See Source »

...death of M. Georges Clemenceau marks the transition of international politics from the hysterical period of the Great War to the more balanced and sane present. The "Tiger" with his energetic and forceful personality stood for the impetus which directed France through the most disorganizing experience in her history. Whether or not he was always aware of ethics is doubtful, but he did attain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VALHALLA | 11/25/1929 | See Source »

Died. Mrs. Julia Barnett Rice, 69, founder of the Anti-Noise Society of America, onetime President of the Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noises, originator of "Safe & Sane" Independence Days; at Deal, N. J. Annoyed by toots of Hudson River tugs, she sound-proofed her home on Riverside Drive, Manhattan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Nov. 18, 1929 | 11/18/1929 | See Source »

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Next