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Word: seriousness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...purpose of these hearings was to evolve a common political denominator on which sufficient Republican strength could be massed to insure the farm bill against serious revision on the House floor. The committee was ready to compromise, to grant increased agricultural rates to win solid party support for the bill as a whole against all Democratic amendments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TARIFF: More Compromise | 5/27/1929 | See Source »

When the Associated Harvard Clubs meet today in Cincinnati further information concerning the House Plan may be forthcoming. Only details of the House Plan can provide Harvard men with the material that is needed for serious thought to equal the passing interest awaiting the coming steam shovels...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DOWN TO HARD PAN | 5/23/1929 | See Source »

This committee began at once to study the subject and a course in periodontal was given in the school during the winter by a member of our staff in cooperation with two professors from New York University. The need of a serious graduate course in orthodontia was apparent to the committee, as it has been to the members of this particular department for a long time. Plans were started to organize such a course and the announcement of a graduate course in orthodontia was made in June for the coming year, this course to run throughout the entire academic year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In the Graduate Schools | 5/22/1929 | See Source »

Author Crosby is not specially fond of little boys, nor has he one of his own. Skippy is mostly himself as he remembers himself, and as he still is. Born in Brooklyn 36 years ago, he started out to do serious painting. He cartooned at the front during the War, began Skippy in Life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: National Figure | 5/20/1929 | See Source »

...abandoning their segregation. I should like, however, to suggest an advantage to the administrative authorities which is well worth their consideration. Every one recognizes that under the plan as at present proposed, the problem of the assignment of the Sophomores to the several houses is going to present many serious difficulties. The authorities indulge in glittering generalities, and profess to feel sanguine of its solution, but underneath the surface they must be really worried over the prospect of an annual chorus of complaint from the host of Sophomores whose first choice of a house must be turned down. That whole...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: More Plans for the House | 5/15/1929 | See Source »

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