Word: electable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Officers. As many scientific bodies do, the American Association for the Advancement of Science elects a president a year before he is to take office. Thus Dr. Arthur Amos Noyes of the California Institute of Technology who presided over last week's sessions was elected a year ago. And Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn, who was made president-elect last week, takes office twelve months hence. Dr. Osborn is president of the American Museum of Natural History...
...Postponed investigating (in committee) charges that two U. S. Senators-elect obtained their seats improperly...
...Senate is government by committee. Who controls the committees, controls the Senate. Forming the committees was critical this session because the nominal line-up of the parties is: Republicans 48, Democrats 47, Farmer-Labor 1. With two Republican seats vacant pending investigation of their occupants-elect, and with the Farmer-Laborite and at least four Republicans calling themselves "progressives," the Democrats might, had they wished, have gained command of the Senate. But the Democrats preferred to let the G. O. P. stand responsible for the Senate's deeds this session. The five "progressives"- "Wisconsin's LaFollette and Elaine...
...mayors representing cities from all parts of the United States attending First National Airports Conference called by Mayor William Hale Thompson extend congratulations on your achievement," said a telegram from Chicago to Mexico City, last week. Notably absent among these 300 mayors was John C. Lodge of Detroit whose election a Detroiter ascribes partially to the fact that Mr. Lodge is granduncle to Col. Charles Augustus Lindbergh. One good reason why Mr. Lodge did not attend the mayoral gathering at Chicago was that, elected mayor of Detroit only last month, he has not yet been inaugurated. Mayor-elect Lodge...
...leading the field, a total of 170 first year men having signed up at Wadsworth House for this form of practice, it was announced last night by C. B. Yan Wyck, Secretary to the Department of Physical Education. Next in popularity among the Freshmen is winter crew, 107 men electing to row during the winter months. Special corrective exercises drew the next largest number of students, 104 being enrolled in this class. Every first year man who failed to get higher than D in his physical examination at the opening of the college year was forced to take this type...