Word: sided
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...these cases come before the Court in 1936, they would have been judged by four rock-ribbed conservatives, three equally dependable liberals-with Chief Justice Hughes and Justice Roberts unpredictably on the fence. Currently the known balance is 4-to-3 on the other side, for while Mr. Roosevelt was not able to place an additional member in the court for each one over 70-the total would have been six-nevertheless, when the smoke of battle cleared away, Mr. Roosevelt's formal defeat had been accompanied by the retirement of arch-conservative Mr. Justice Van Devanter...
...independent-minded colonists in America the almanac and the Bible were the only books. Essentially middle-class, with the desire for economic gain guiding and inspiring their material life and Puritanism dominating the spiritual side, these early Americans did not have the leisure nor the cultural incentive to read literature. The Bible satisfied most of their religious needs; the almanac filled, in a measure hard to appreciate today, the want of entertainment and practical instruction...
Defending the affirmative side of the subject: "Resolved: That this House approves the foreign policy of the present Administration," the Crimson debaters argued in a non-decision discussion over an Eastern radio network yesterday afternoon with a Yale team...
...Haven the Crimson representatives, Cecil D. Elfenbein '38, Victor Vaughan '40, and F. Welch Peel '39, lost a 2-1 decision by the judges on the negative side before 100 listeners. The chief arguments hinged on a denouncement of President Roosevelt for partisanship against Japan...
Jokes are fine things if they are funny. But if they injure or scare or build up phobias in the victims, jokes are no longer funny though they may still be side-splitting to bystanders. Of such calibre was the hoax attempted against some Freshmen this week. To receive notice that he has contracted a social disease is not a laughing matter to a young man especially when the notice appears to come from a scource as business-like and straightforward as the Hygiene Department. It is too likely to be taken seriously, and the ensuing worry and doubt...