Word: topic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Thereafter, last week the correspondents hounded both admirals with questions about ships and eggshells, and drew from them practically infinite variations on this safe, discussible, amusing topic. Admiral Jones outdid his rival by declaring explosively, "Why the plates on some destroyers are so thin you could almost poke a finger through...
Debate on the "reform" proposals was very largely attended last week, became the leading political topic, roused Labor orators throughout Britain to violent protest. There seemed little chance, however, that the projected Reform Act can be drawn up, much less presented to Parliament, before next year...
...requires no special knowledge to appreciate the truth of this. Anyone who lisa followed a political campaign in the newspapers realizes it. In the recent mayoralty contest in Chicago the issue was King George the Fifth of England--a topic which affected Chicago not at all, of which the voters knew nothing and on which the victorious candidate could not conceivably take any action. Yet he swept into office for that reason...
...been announced that all Freshmen who are interested in debating, or in this special topic of discussion, are invited to attend the meeting, and to take part in the discussion following the prepared speeches. At the close of the program a social hour will be held...
Last week, lacking a political topic worth writing about, and having an eye to furthering the U. S. history he is writing,* and knowing that his newspaper (New York Herald Tribune) would be indulgent, and also knowing a quaint topic when he sees one, Mark Sullivan frankly substituted for political trivia a discussion and some queries about a U. S. institution called McGuffey's Readers. Were they still extant? If not, when had they died...