Word: summing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...President compares the increase in the national debt to the increase in the national income and asks whether the money spent was not a good investment. But the national income is figured as the sum of all individual incomes and there fore includes the expenditures of the Government. "Government expenditures are not part of the national ability to repay deficits...
...Well, I've said enough; but, in pure Australian slang I'll sum up by saying, 'the studies stoushed Amherst, chased the Bruins up a gum tree, and showed that they had the dinkum oil by playing dinki-di football.' Translating this into the King's English (or--in this country of alphabetical politics--into FDR English) this means that the Harvard squad won two victories by playing good football. Now for the Army...
...group admitted that compared to such states as Ohio and New York, this is poor showing. However, at the convention of the Federation last August it was voted that funds should be made available for organization work on a regional basis. According to this plan Massachusetts will receive a sum from the national organization to extend memberships...
...tottering little leftist societies, the Student Union has grown, in its opinion, to where it must apologize for its bigness. All this is most impressive to the freshman who wants to speak his mind, and is being besought to don the motley of the Union--for a nominal sum...
House dances are necessary not only for their social value but also because income from them for the year usually amounts to upwards of $300, a sum equal to that collected by subscriptions from House members. These funds are employed for the general House benefit and are administered by the Committees...