Word: point
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...must be obeyed. A free and democratic government is that which affords opportunity to the people to strike out or change what seems to them an unjust law. Ours is such a government; if enough people can be persuaded to their side, the miners will eventually gain their point without violence through proper legislation...
...large section of the working class in the the motives of the capitalists, and especially in the so called public, is the underlying reason for the multitude of precipitous strikes. "We cannot delay, we cannot arbitrate; the public, because of its self-interests, will never see our point of view," was the plea of one of the leaders of the printers' strike in New York. In other words, a part of labor believes the public more interested in its own convenience and pocket-books than in seeing justice done. Such a pessimistic outlook is ruinous to the proper functioning...
...examination paper. Let the college examine if it will, but on a saner basis. Instead of finding out whether or not a man has read so many books of Caesar, Cicero, and Virgil, let them discover if he can read and write Latin intelligently. From the individual's point of view, his ability to talk French well is certainly more inducive to the continued study of French literature and thought than the knack of setting down verbatim the translation of four or five prescribed books...
...first point it may be said that sitting on the safety valve is an undesirable cure for a noisy jet of steam...
Winchester took the lead with a strong start; for the first two and a half miles he was closely trailed by Leibach of Wakefield. At this point, however, the Wakefield, runner began to show signs of weakening, and soon after dropped back, finishing shortly after Winchester...