Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...course the aesthetic viewpoint in the matter is in a sense justifiable. There are those who see beauty in the meeting of an irresistible force and an immovable body. Yet aesthetics in the particular case must receive only the support of the lighter minded. As has been stated by sincere and mighty men in the church and in the ranks of research little is gained by a struggle between irreconcilables whose views are as biased as their voices are harsh with the sibilance of sustained animosity. To bait an eledrly gentleman whose convictions are unpopular for the edification of minds...
...This is the picture of an empire air route program upon which I ask for your advice and cooperation. I do not believe that I am either a fanatic or a visionary in asking your support for these schemes. If they prove successful they may give a physical unity to the empire that it has never possessed before...
...amounted, of course, to stabilizing the Belgian paper franc at .041842 grams of gold, or (at present rates of exchange) 36 francs to the dollar. This was accomplished by floating a $100,000,000 international loan (see p. 35) with the proceeds of which the Bank of Belgium will support the belga (i.e. the paper franc in multiples of five) at fixed parity...
...Minneapolis, symphonophiles drew a mighty breath of relief. They had received some weeks ago a statement from the Symphony management to the effect that unless they gave better support, in fact unless they took all the subscriptions to the 16 Friday evening concerts, their fare would be cut in half and they would get no Sunday afternoon programs. They bestirred themselves. At the opening concert every seat was taken and a hundred extra ones tucked here and there for those who would not be turned away. They relaxed then those symphonophiles, gave rapt attention to Rimsky-Korsakoff, Thomas, Mozart, Pierne...
...orchestra, as critics commented, with no mother to guide it, in spite of which it revealed euphony, balance, potential flexibility. A tremendous handicap was the acoustics of Mechanic's Hall. Tumultuous applause from the conductor's own devoted followers augured well for the season's support...