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...cussion of Harlow Shapley, director of the University Observatory, whom he describes as "one of the most distinguished (persons) ever enlisted in a Communist front cause." Griffin charged Shapley of having connections with over a dozen "front groups...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tribune Renews Series On Harvard 'Radicals' | 4/2/1949 | See Source »

...reasonable or just. . . . [The Puritans] spurned democracy, they persecuted conscience . . . taxed without consent." He had intended to say, and in the pre-issued version of his speech did say much about the narrow religious horizons of Englishmen in the 17th Century and their desire to persecute Catholics. After dis- cussion with the Tercentenary Commission, however, he orally deleted about one-third of what he had written and in the following sentence interpolated as follows: "Little did the founders reckon that a time would come when the New Canaan would be largely occupied by men of the splendid Irish race, whom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: God Save the Commonwealth | 7/28/1930 | See Source »

...cussion as to whether the system has been an unqualified success within that division. There was a time when it came near being a complete fiasco...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TUTORIAL SYSTEM MAY BE EXTENDED | 10/6/1923 | See Source »

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