Word: spite
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...spite of these minor discomforts, and in spite of an earlier bit of snootiness on the part of Lady Lindsay, wife of the British Ambassador to the U. S. (see p. 15),* the King and Queen got a good press last week in the U. S. as well as Canada. Some of the credit went to fat, genial Walter S. Thompson, chief publicity agent of the Canadian National Railway System and pressherd of the Royal Tour. Some went to the press itself, which was notably well behaved. Most of it went to the King and Queen, who cor rected...
Several days ago the Nieman Fellows received their certificates of achievement from President Conant, thus ending the first year of existence of the Fellowships. If any one thing was shown by the year's experience, it was that the existing method of study has proved valuable in spite of its experimental character...
...editors to gain a perspective on the larger problems of government and international relations. This year there was but one editor of the "country" type; among next year's there will be three. Finally, the year at Harvard has not only given the men a welcome and probably--in spite of all that is said--profitable vacation, but also has enabled them to supplement their practical experience with an objective, critical survey of all newspaper work--thereby improving their reporting and editing for the future...
...Clarinet, 'Cello, and Piano" and closes with the Mozart "String Quintet" (two violas), the rest of the program is made up of modern works: "Choros II for Flute and Clarinet" by Villa-Lobos, a short rhythmical piece of great difficulty; "Three Counterpoints" by Honegger, which are gay pieces in spite of their academic form; and the second performance of Piston's "Sonata for Violin and Piano" (Mr. Piston will be at the piano...
...above its lowest competitor, but it asserted its intention of meeting each cut till its small bedevilers reformed or bled to death. Price cuts that bring increased orders are good business according to the philosophy which Henry Ford made famous and Edsel Ford now practices. But in spite of last week's cuts, steel production fell this week to 45.4% (last week 47%, fortnight ago 49%). Unless more business follows soon, steel's price cuts will raise questions: How far can steel prices tumble without steel managements opening fire on wages? What then of wages generally, and labor...