Word: master
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...proportionate to its relative frequency, and that as any word is used more often, it becomes polished and more easily pronounceable. He cites "auto" for "automobile" and "I wanna go" for "I want to go" as obvious examples, and points out that among 100,000 connected words the term "master" occurs only 13 times, while the term "mister", familiar to the ear, therefore more lightly accented and less "conspicuous", occurs 148 times...
...Rendezvous, 328 Newbury St. -No cover charge-Cabaret 11.45-Master of Ceremonies, Paul Rush, Music by the Rendezvous Revellers...
...Silver Slipper, 11 Arlington St. -No cover charge before 9.30-Cabaret 7.45 and 11.45. Master of ceremonies, George Mackinnon of the Wisdom Box and his all-girl chorus...
Paul Rush has a smile which is almost as brilliant as the shining black and gold draperies that cover the walls of the Rendezvous where he is master of ceremonies. One wonders if Paul's ears would stay struck to his head should by mischance this broad gleam of jollity be clouded by a serious mood. Anyway, it is hoped that such a tragedy will never happen because if he and his wife are always in accord as they are when doing tap dances, there will never be a necessity for anything but smiles...
Coming to Harvard in 1902 as Professor of Electrical Engineering, he was awarded an honorary degree of Master of Arts in 1906. From 1915 to 1924 he acted as a director of Electrical Engineering Research at M. I. T. but during the war period served in France as a civilian liaison officer. At the close of the war he divided his time between M. I. T and the University, serving as half time professor at each...