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...rather bleak expanse which suppresses rather than fosters congeniality, the dining room with its undershot alcove has a bit of the steamship about it but is an interesting architectural device and serves its proper purpose. Confronted by the Statler-like dining room of Standish the designers strove mightily to transform it into a presentable library and, to the astonishment of all, succeeded admirably. The walls are done in two tones of green while the furnishings are in red. It is reputed to hold the third largest collection of books in the House Libraries, somewhere around 11,000 volumes...
Never was the favor of U. S. bankers sought more openly. Mr. Wiggin's approach seemed to have been the signal for Herr Hitler, long a bogeyman to bankers, suddenly to transform himself into the Bankers' Friend. As for his repudiation of Reparations, many U. S. bankers have become so concerned about the safety of their short-term credits that "the sanctity of Reparations" begins to sound like an old French song sung...
...Professorship of the History of Religions, which he held until his retirement a few years ago. An authority in his field, the author of several books on the history of religions and the literature of the Bible, he was also a dominant force in the Theological School. He helped transform it from a narrow college for the training of divinity professors into its seemingly contrary form--a school for preachers consistent with university ideals...
First thing that Mr. Hearst's "best brain in America" managed to do after he had crutched his aching way into the hearing was to transform the quasi-grand jury into a petit jury of twelve good men and diffident. He gained the privilege of cross-examining his accusers and their witnesses. Also he gained the valuable opportunity of presenting his counter-arguments...
...much better out of the movies and the magazines. . . . "As time goes on, therefore, one of two things happens to the popular commercial press. If its owners lack foresight and energy . . . the newspaper gradually fails. If ... they understand the nature of the process I am describing, they gradually transform the paper itself making it more and more sober, less and less sensational, increasingly reliable and comprehensive...