Word: clay
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bachelder, pottery craftsman of the old school, who was a poverty-stricken failure at 58, is now, ten years later, one of the most sought-after ceramic artists in America. He lives frugally in a simple shack in the North Carolina mountains, does his own work except for a clay-boy and a horse to turn his mixing-wheel. From the rich mineral clay of the region he shapes and bakes vases and bowls of exquisite pattern and myriad hues-rose, amber, mahogany, violet, sang de boeuf. Some of his types, known as "Omar Khayyam vases," command high prices from...
Ordinarily the President sends his message to Congress or addresses Congress in person on the second clay of the session. But this year there is reason to believe (See page 3) that Congress will not be ready to receive the President's message for one or two, perhaps several, days afterwards. The " spokesman at the White House" said that President Coolidge had not decided whether he would read his message in person or merely send the message to be read by the clerks of the two Houses. The practice of reading messages in person has been followed by only...
...bill, it could, if passed, be nullified by decision of the Supreme Court itself. Then it would have to be repassed in the form of an Amendment. The advocates of the bill feel sure that an Amendment would be unnecessary, because Daniel Webster once introduced such a bill; Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren favored...
...other three officers who were elected last night are: vice-president, Karl Slade Pfaffmann '24 of Quincy; clay Hollister Jr. '24 of Grand Rapids, Michigan, secretary; and John Henry Sherburne Jr. '24 of Brookline, treasurer...
...result of the Senior elections held by postal ballot during the past three days Kenneth Noyes Hill '24 of West Roxbury, and Clay Harvey Hollister Jr. '24 of Grand Raulds, Mich., were choosen for the Student Council. The election was in the hands of the Junior Election Committee, F. G. Cleveland '25 chairman, W. P. Curtis '25 and W. L. Boyden...