Word: appointed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...century as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Le Baron Russell Briggs '75 has given notice that he will resign at the end of the present academic year. This announcement was made yesterday after the Corporation and the Board of Overseers had taken action to appoint his successors...
...Visitors at the White House included: the Massachusetts delegation in Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, for a "social" breakfast; the Congressional members of a Commission appointed to arrange the celebration of the 200th anniversary (in 1932) of the birth of George Washington, for breakfast; Frank J. Irwin, National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans to discuss plans for adequate hospital facilities for veterans; Mickey Walker, welterweight boxing champion, to present a pair of five-ounce boxing gloves with the injunction: "Use 'em on your next Congress;" George Spring Meyer, of Reno, to present a photograph of the graduating class...
Again, the Constitution says that the President shall appoint officials ''by and with the advice and consent of the Senate." But is the "advice and consent" of the Senate needed for their removal? That question also remains to be settled. It seems that it will be shortly...
...wishes of a different clientele. This year's Lampoon board, by good luck or greater intelligence, has demonstrated that the Lampoon can do the thing which its editors want to accomplish, best, when they turn its attention to what they know the most about--Harvard. The Faculty might profitably appoint a Committee to investigate the theory that the reason Harvard is just now in the doldrums, is because the Lampoon has been remiss of late in making run of obvious absurdities in our university life...
...past few years has been performed unevenly throughout the country, and with different classes of buildings. Thus, in some sections, there is still a shortage in certain types of building, while in others there is an oversupply. In Washington, D. C, President Coolidge has felt it necessary to appoint a commission to fix rents. On the other hand, T. H. Green, former president of the Hotel Association fof New York City, has declared that more hotels are now being built than there is need for, and that this may bring on serious difficulties to the whole hotel industry. He recalled...