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Word: objectionable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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When definite requirements of this kind are suggested, the cry immediately goes up, "no compulsory courses." Such a sentiment is in line with the modern tendency towards more academic freedom, it is true, but such an objection to compulsory courses can often be exaggerated, particularly in this instance.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EDUCATION FOR THE CITIZEN | 11/16/1938 | See Source »

In prominence and legal stature. Donald Wakefield Smith is No. 3 on the three-man Board. At the moment he is No. 1 NLRBeast to the A.F. of L. because the Federation does not like the way he reads the Wagner Act. President Roosevelt has reappointed him over the specific...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Donald Up | 11/7/1938 | See Source »

Quick Drops. When examining eyes for errors of refraction oculists use homatropine drops to dilate the pupils, paralyzing the muscles of accommodation. Chief objection to homatropine is that its effects sometimes last as long as 36 hours. Dr. Lyle Stephenson Powell of Lawrence, Kans. followed homatropine with small quantities of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: O & O | 10/24/1938 | See Source »

For permission to abridge a book, Omnibook will pay publishers $500. While the strongest objection to boiling down books comes from authors, some publishers have also balked at Omnibook's plans. Short digests, they feel, might whet a reader's appetite for the whole book; long abridgments, they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Books Abridged | 10/24/1938 | See Source »

Planned for use within a twelvemonth, with finishing touches to go on for a year more, the eventual Washington National Airport will have a seaplane terminal at its south end, can be extended half its size again by filling in to the northeast. Peskiest bug in the project is the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Dream Field | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

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