Word: stress
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Kenton's most amusing son is, of course, Mr. Holtz (Manhattan Mary), who has apparently matriculated solely to make a living for himself and family. Neither a singer nor dancer, Funnyman Holtz?part producer of the show?depends on an infinite dialectal versatility for his comedy, with particular stress laid on the speech and mannerisms of his race. Questioned as to whom he knows in England, breezily says he : "Why, Lady Goldstein, Lord Cornbloom, Archbishop Shapiro . . ." and finding that his restaurant, pressing and trucking businesses are doing well, he inquires: "What's the matter, has Hoover resigned?" Assisting...
Despite the fact that this measure will place the stress where it can best be borne, unemployment insurance has as many opponents as advocates. But the purpose of the Governors' conference is not to provide immediate legislation on this subject; it is rather to place the facts of unemployment in bold relief so that the most effective means may be taken to combat the evil...
...quietly disregarding the teachings of that Church about birth control. There are fifty-four clinics in the United States giving contraceptive information, and in every one of them the Roman Catholic women come in equal numbers with the Protestants and the Jews. The Pope seems to lay most stress on the statement that contraception is contrary to nature. Then let us respectfully suggest that he be consistent and lay aside his spectacles and stop shaving." Pastor John Haynes Holmes of Manhattan's Community Church: "Here is a tenth-century mind at work on twentieth-century problems. We are never...
...participation in activities are weighed, the latter, if emphasized at the expense of scholastic pursuits, will be found wanting. A true sense of values, which is not always exhibited by college students, prevents any confusion between these fields of endeavor. It is true that in the past the stress was laid more heavily on activities, but recently there have come loud complaints from organizations within colleges that interest is waning, and insufficient numbers of men are trying out for positions...
...hygiene department, to which those men are referred who failed badly in examinations or for other reasons give cause for doubt as to their fitness for college. It seems a sensible notion. In any group of boys of college age there will naturally be a certain amount of emotional stress and strain--it is up to the College which is their parent for that interval to see what it can do to avoid the waste and failure which is incident thereto...