Word: solids
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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These Mrs. Gummidges hold, all seriously and quite incontrovertibly, that the Savoy Operas are silly, which is true enough; that George White has lovelier ladies in his chorus than the Gilbertians, and more effective stage properties, solid pudding arguments not to be denied. But they forget to add, that, whatever the Roman splendors of George White may be, the Savoy Operas have an evasive, indefinable, yet robust charm...
tuals, or the revolutionary cynicism of the parior communists, the complete detachment of the average Harvard man is merely an escape from the necessity of solid work dealing with the problems of today, and preparing for the problems of tomorrow. The Socialist party works toward the revolutionary goal of socialism in our time, using the power of organized workers to resist the violence and lawlessness of the ruling class. If men are willing to work using methods of peace, the folly of violence will not be necessary. continuation of the attitude of indifference can only bring chaos and collapse...
...lost in actual life, yet he has the critical background necessary for effective action. Even if college men do not go into politics their training in political theory will make them intelligent citizens capable of exerting a healthy influence. If politics are ever to be constructed on any more solid foundation than that of opportunism dictated by mass emotions and ignorance then there must be leadership, drawing its strength from the principles which it asserts...
...holding apparently unconnected phenomena together. For ordinary purposes three prongs of that brace suffice-length, breadth, height. But for profound science more grips on reality are needed-a variable time, for example And not only many grips are needed, but flexibility in their operation. The mathematical machine, most solid of the sciences, is constantly acquiring new links and kinks. One of its cleverest engineers is Professor Oswald Veblen...
Barney Slaney, six-foot-five and solid as stone, was a brave engineer but his wife was a bad w-m-n. When Barney discovered the facts he killed her and her lover, was sentenced to a convict camp for life. But he did not stay long. Told off to help bury yellow-fever victims in a nearby town, Barney made a graveyard break and got away. In his flight he met up with a lovely virgin, conveniently orphaned by the epidemic. Naturally they fell in love. In a Western mining town they married, soon became most popular members...