Word: topic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...next topic of discussion was the stage or screen career of a champion. "There is a lot of superfluous comment," he declared, "about athletes acting before footlights or camera, and it is wholly unjustified. A man's abilities are his own and his reputation is his own. So when a man, after receiving some publicity in athletics, chooses the stage or the screen for his career, he should be allowed to carry it out without criticism for he must make a living. In other professions besides acting, these accusations are not made. When made, they are the fault of this...
...connection with the oftea discussed topic of the lack of Traterrities at the University, a letter has appeared, addressed to the "Dean of Men" and signed by the "President of the Independe't Men's Association," which seems to have been organized as a union against unions. The Letter Follows...
...loss to remember his subject. "Was I addressing myself o the Pure Food Bill or the Statehood Bill", he asked the presiding officer. "The Senator from Alabama was addressing himself to the Porto Rican Citizenship Bill," came the answer. Thereupon Mr. Morgan continued his speech on the topic of the Nicarauguan Canal...
...change in the topic meant no change in the quality of his discourse. The Charing Cross bridge was ugly, materialistic, rectangular. To people like Bigelow anything curved is more beautiful than anything rectangular...
Judge von Moschzisker's next topic of discussion was the coal situation. "There is only one point of difference between the two contending factions in the present controversy," he said. "They can agree as to a wage scale and contract for the present, but the operators insist on the arbitration of the wage scale when the contract expires. John Lewis, leader of the miners, says that an agreement to this proposition would be entering into voluntary slavery. However, contrary to general opinion. I am sure that both parties are trying to serve the public faithfully. Pennsylvania is suffering just...