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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...this respect, and that an honorary degree from Harvard is esteemed and coveted more than any other. Such a degree, if it means anything, should mean that the disinterested scrutiny of scholars has approved the pattern of a life-time of effort; not merely that buildings have been built or zeal manifested for a cause. The names of the chief recipients of this year's honorary degrees from Harvard indicate that the selection has been dictated by the highest standards. Certainly the recognition bestowed on "Al" Smith will be applauded by everyone who appreciates the spirit of Professor Whitehead...
Stevens. Chicago's and the world's biggest hotel, the Stevens (3,000 rooms, 3,000 baths), is not only in receivership but the centre of a major financial scandal. Built by James W. Stevens & family, it was largely financed by Stevens-controlled Illinois Life Insurance Co. which went to the wall as a result. And if there is any one thing beside the Depression that Chicago hotelmen can blame for their many, many woes, it was the building of this "biggest" hotel...
...Nickel Plate Road. They went to the New York Central (which owned more than 50% of the stock of the Nickel Plate) and came away not only with a right of way but with a majority interest in the Nickel Plate-the famed New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, built in the 1880's at so great a cost per mile that financial wags of the period said that its rails were nickel plated. In 1916, the Nickel Plate (with 523 mi. of track connecting Buffalo with Chicago) was not in the forefront of railroads. It was a second...
...airship should be built to replace the Akron and a new training ship should also be built...
...players who begged Sokoloff to be their leader when they heard that his contract had not been renewed in Cleveland. Sokoloff's retreat provides ideal concert grounds for Fairfield County natives and the many New Yorkers who summer nearby. Across from the slope where the benches will be built is a seven-acre field where motorists can park free. A window of the old barn will be turned into a box office. The summer concerts will give Sokoloff a chance to spend his tireless energy and to exercise his great talent for building up a musical organization. Next season...