Word: useless
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Such unnatural division of House members and the holding of regular House dinners for no apparent reason are customs that must be rapidly discontinued. House solidarity and community of feeling will never be losterd by such plans. If they do not develop without artificial stimulation they are useless phrases and shallow concepts...
...world which he leaves today is as portentous of fear and uncertainty as that in which he rose to prominence, with rampant nationalism, vainglorious leaders, increasing armaments, clamoring minorities, and assassinated royalty. It is useless to debate whether or not Von Kluck might have changed the history of the world in 1914, as he stood--threatening at the gates of Paris. The fact is that he did not and through his failure the war came to a long, frightfully wasting deadlock. Today the world must guard against the possible resurge of that spirit which the name of Von Kluck connotes...
Sirs: . . . Finally TIME has performed the neatest bit of magic to date-it has converted gliding and soaring into Transport, of all things [TIME, Oct. 8]. Poor impractical me, I had always had the benighted notion that motorless flying was just pure useless sport. I'm glad TIME put me right, though. Now I won't have to wait any longer for the $700 airplane; I'll just get myself a sailplane and soar out to see the world. . . . ROBERT B. RENFRO...
Especially encouraging was the bang-up game played throughout by the un- tried Harvard forward wall. Aided by their consistent tactics the backs were able to sweep the ball down into scoring position several times, but unsuccessful tries for field goals made their attempts useless. The good work of the line was also evident on the defensive, for the red and gray attack was well under control throughout the game, and the schoolboys' scoring chances were pretty slim...
...Herald Tribune's editorial offices and in the city room a woman is seldom seen. With rare exceptions, City Editor Stanley Walker has small use for women reporters. Of various reasons and prejudices, perhaps the most tangible is his conviction that newswomen lack versatility and are practically useless on police stories. His only female reporter is Emma Bugbee, who is indispensable for keeping tabs on Mrs. Roosevelt in Washington and out. In the sport department Janet Owen was hired, at Mrs. Reid's insistence, to cover women's games. There are no others, and City Editor Walker...