Word: conferance
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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With the holding of the First International Conference on Fever Therapy in Manhattan last week, a new medical art became of age. The French Government saluted the event by having its Consul General of New York, Count Charles de Ferry de Fontnouvelle confer membership in the Legion of Honor upon, four U. S. pioneers in the field-Willis Rodney Whitney, General Electric's vice president who invented the radiotherm (high frequency electric device for creating artificial fevers in sick people); Charles Franklin Kettering, General Motors vice president, who designed the hypertherm (air-conditioned hot box in which sick people...
...announce a by-election, nominated himself a candidate. From smart young Liberal Premier Professor Paul van Zeeland came a gallant countermove. He decided to resign his own seat, declared that he himself would oppose Rexist Degrelle "as a non-partisan candidate," then hurried off to the Royal Palace to confer with King Leopold III who fixed April 11 for the contest. Declared the Premier: "I do not intend to campaign by radio. No candidate will resort to the radio. The country would only be uselessly upset through that kind of campaign." Thus was cut from beneath Rexist Degrelle...
Beginning today, Freshman aspirants for rooms in the Houses next year will have the opportunity to confer with their prospective Masters and associates, according to a notice given out by Dean Hanford...
Whenever difficult problems are before Congress the President is apt to call Congressmen to the White House to confer. Last week he called not one conference, but one or more conferences a day. No less than 19 Senators went to the White House successively. It looked almost as if the President meant to conduct a seat by seat canvass of the Senate. He likewise delivered a long "background" talk to newshawks...
They will confer all day Monday and Tuesday with William H. Neale, Yale's Secretary of Inter-college athletics and will also meet with several of the College masters. The committee will study the finances and organizations of the intramural sports programs, as well as the question of participation...