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From his own pulpit, the new leader looked upon the faces of ardent friends. Some had known him from childhood. For Dr. Coffin?a descendant of Commodore Vanderbilt?is that rara avis, a genealogical Manhattanite. Graduated from Yale at the age of 20 with highest honors, he struck out from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Report | 6/8/1925 | See Source »

Senator James A. Reed?that rara avis a Democratic irreconcilable? proposed and the Republican majority assented. Several weeks ago Senator Reed presented a resolution, one of many, for an investigation. The resolution lay contently in the Committee on Audit and Expenses. But Reed, whose anti-League of Nations activities had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Quick Work | 1/28/1924 | See Source »

It has already become apparent that this new system is not entirely without faults. Instead of obtaining the best coach possible for the money at hand, the problem has now the additional complication of finding a good coach who is also qualified to act as an instructor. Granting, however, that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE COACH AND THE COLLEGE | 12/12/1923 | See Source »

Marta and Edwards fell in love. And Sonora Jack and the Lizard did their best to raise H?1?but, H?1, what could they do against the forces of Virtue? The mysteries of Marta's parentage and Hugh's suspected crime were all wiped up?the Mine with the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Iron Door* | 8/20/1923 | See Source »

The Harvard University Press, although the merest newcomer when compared with the one at Oxford, has already established a record and a name for itself. Its larger growth will be but a matter of time. And while it is growing it is also bringing to the University the added instruction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOOKS | 12/14/1921 | See Source »

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