Word: baker
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War under President Wilson, has definitely accepted an invitation to speak at the Union at a meeting to be open to all members of the University, some time in January. John W. Davis, candidate for President in the 1924 campaign, and Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana are among other probable speakers, and former Governor W. E. Sweet of Colorado may be here some time this week to discuss possible issues for next year's political foray William G. McAdoo, former Secretary of the Treasury, has also been invited to appear under the auspices...
...vastly in the dissemination of Harvard football news, can scarcely be forgotten. Sitting, nominally at least, at the top of the hierarchy of the H.A.A. publicity department, is S. deJ. Osborne '26, while in college manager of both the football and track team. A step below him stand George Baker '25 and A.M. Blackburn '28, acting publicity direc...
...praised the Widener Library for the size and magnificence of its collection. It was the Business School, however, which most attracted M. Maurois' attention. Having been a wool manufacturer himself until he took up writing ten years ago, he could intimately appreciate the facilities offered at the splendid new Baker Foundation...
...meeting under the auspices of the Students' Club of the Business School, to be held this evening at 7.30 o'clock in Room 100. Baker Library, W. W. Schupner, directing manager of the National American Wholesale Lumber Association, will talk on the wholesale distribution of Douglas fir in the United States...
Friday. Reached his office about noon. Read mail and dictated answers. . . . That evening, political meeting?mostly Poles, a people Mr. Baker knows well?about whether or not Cleveland should revert to mayoralty form of government or retain the city-manager plan. Favored city-manager plan, though twice (1912-14; 1914-16) Mayor of Cleveland himself. Quoted his political godfather, the late Tom L. Johnson: "If you'll get a tent and talk sensibly to the people, they'll respond?they'll do what's right?and they can always be trusted to do it." Also said: "I don't think...