Word: terme
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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That statement was made 30 years ago when Mr. Hughes was serving his first term as Governor of New York and the sense of it in its context was: Since the interpretation of the Constitution falls upon the courts, to get an honest interpretation the Judiciary must be kept independent of political influence. He said: "I reckon him one of the worst enemies of the community who will talk lightly of the dignity of the bench. We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is, and the Judiciary is the safeguard of our liberty...
...Petersburg was beginning to pay attention to the music of this versatile young man. That summer he wrote his first string quartet, heard a chorus sing his Ode to Mendelssohn a few months later. In 1910 he did military service in the Caucasus. When he had served his term he went back to St. Petersburg and Moscow, composed more music, lectured on it, wrote articles about it. After the Revolution his industry won him the directorship of the People's Conservatory at Tiflis...
...Science last week Dr. Gericke discussed his choice of a name for practical water culture of plants. He had first favored the word "aquaculture," but a colleague pointed out that this term already designates the culture of aquatic plants and marine animals. The problem was solved by another Berkeley colleague, longtime Botany Professor William Albert Setchell. At his suggestion Dr. Gericke put together hydro from the Greek for water, and ponos, labor. He likes the word because it has "a strong economic and utilitarian connotation'' and also because of its kinship to "geoponics," the common medieval term...
...cent, which is not enough to tempt many people into the business unless they can hope for tremendous volume. Cans sell for about 2? each. At best it is a hard business to break into because the established can makers and their customers are usually tied together with long-term contracts, often with physical connections. Cans for Campbell soup in Camden, N. J. roll out of an adjoining Continental plant. And a neophyte can maker like Crown can hardly expect to sell its goods on the basis of "service" alone...
...Landis's term as chairman of the S. E. C. expires at the end of June, but he has not made any plans for the summer months. "Any summer plans I may make," he said "will depend upon whether or not I can complete my present duties...