Word: choses
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...significant new educational work for Harvard university to undertake in its fourth 100-year period, President James Bryant Conant asked for a fund to create roving professorships. This fund would enable university professors to teach what they chose, when they chose, where they chose...
Canadians generally will regret that TIME chose to publish the diatribe directed against the U. S. by one James C. Barton of Vancouver, B. C. [TIME, Jan. 27], especially at this time when all Canadians sincerely appreciate the warm expressions of condolence communicated with such dignity by the American people through Press, radio and in person to us upon the death of the late King. Americanadian friendship is touching a new high...
Stepping into the Louisiana Governorship left vacant last week by the death of Oscar Kelly Allen (TIME, Feb. 3), James A. Noe chose as one of his first official acts the appointment of Mrs. Huey Pierce Long to the U. S. Senate vacancy left by the death of her husband. He also promised that the Democratic State Central Committee would promptly bequeath her the nomination which Governor Allen had just won to serve out the remaining year of the late "Kingnsh's" term. Said Governor Noe: "This is the proudest moment of my life." Said Senator John H. Overton...
Oliver Alden, who denied himself the easier road when he was yet a mere compilation of chromosomes--and chose to be a male, is the protagonist of Santayana's story. Born of Epicurean Dr. Peter Alden and hypocritical, timidly tyrannical Mrs. Alden of Great Falls, Conn., he denies himself the easier road all through his life. He is a real Puritan, as Santayana explains in his "Prologue." "He kept himself for what was best.... His puritanism had never been mere timidity or fanaticism or calculated hardness; it was a deep and speculative thing: hatred of all shams, scorn...
...Million, A Nous la Libertè) and the French film industry have been almost synonymous in most people's minds since 1930, when his first important film was an international sensation. In addition to being the only important director in France, he also wrote his own stories, chose his cast and took complete control of his productions. Long determined not to go to Hollywood, where, far from being No. 1 man in the industry, he doubted whether he would even be allowed to run his own Unit, Director Clair last autumn broke his own precedent to the extent...