Word: appointed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...recent meeting of the Freshman class officer: It was decided, contrary to the custom of former years, to appoint old; the committee heads and to have the rest of the committees appointed later by the Executive Board. This is to be composed of the five chairmen already listed and the three regular class officers...
...Democrats were making an onslaught on Secretary Mellon. There was a report of the Judiciary Committee before the House condemning the Attorney General for lax investigation of the company. There was also a resolution proposed by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, to authorize the President to appoint special counsel to present evidence before a grand jury with a view to obtaining indictments against the company...
Section 2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year and such meetings shall be on the first Monday in January, unless they shall by law appoint a different...
...joined the Theosophical Society in 1889 when she was 42. Mr. Krishnamurti may be "an old story" but he can scarcely be said to "titillate sewing circles." It might interest you to know that men like Bernard Shaw, James Montgomery Flagg and George Lansbury be said to have appointed persons to be apostles, any more than John the Baptist appointed Jesus to be the Christ. You cannot appoint a sunrise nor stop it, though you can throw dust in people's eyes so they...
Last summer Senator Ladd of North Dakota, one of the prominent insurgents and followers of LaFollette, suddenly died. The Governor of North Dakota decided 1) to call a special election for Senator next June, and 2) to appoint Gerald P. Nye, 33 years old, editor of the Non-Partisan League newspaper, to serve until the new Senator is elected (TIME...