Word: eights
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Connor rose to speak his final piece on the matter last week, the House had just heard Majority Leader Rayburn cry: "Is it possible that we want to send the message to the country tonight, even though we have the President in the White House for two years and eight months longer, that this is a leaderless land? The President of the United States is the voice of America, if. America has any voice at all. He is the leader in America, if America has any leader at all." It was 5:45 in the afternoon and spectators were peering...
Although there is no official competion scheduled until the inter-House championship races on May 18, some 13 House shells are on the river. The Dudley eight held four practice sessions during vacation. At this early date, it looks as if the Elephant and the Bunny will battle it out on the Charles for the House rowing crown. Both boats are coached by former Washington University oarsmen...
...agreed to measures tentatively taking top-ranking postmasters out of the reach of patronage-hungry congressmen. What will emerge from the conference is hard to predict, for while the Ramspeck bill which has passed the House would give the postmasters life tenure, the Senate version provides for only an eight year term, and while the former would life the burden of senatorial confirmation, the latter retains this, the "good old way" of patronage appointments. Both bills would be an improvement over the situation existing up until July, 1936, but neither would equal the sweeping reform provided by the president...
...Eight Honored...
Despite the fact that 7, 2, 4, bow, and the coxwain from the winning Crimson eight of last June have left college, Bolles has some excellent material. In today's first boat were Chace, Clark, Erickson, and Gardiner--all veterans from last year's great crew...