Word: fabians
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Cornish defeated Lucas, 15-10, 15-10, 18-15; S. E. Davenport, III, '34 defeated Wood, 15-6, 15-13, 11-15, 15-12; H. V. Blaster '33 defeated Ingalls, 15-10, 18-15, 17-15: L. A. Breck '34 defeated Martin. 15-8, 16-11, 15-6; Marshall Fabian '34 defeated...
...toward the social reforms which it proposes. Too, MacDonald as leader of the Party is accountable, for while he has ever acted for what seemed to him the best interests of England, he has perceptibly become more and more conservative, even if in theory he has clung to the Fabian doctrines...
...FABIAN JOHNSON...
Shaw's early Irish nationalism was sidetracked by Socialism and the Fabian Society, but for years "he would not rise or uncover for the English national anthem, nor drink the King's health at public dinners." Reputed the best businessman of living authors, in his poverty-stricken days Shaw rarely lived within his means. Once, instead of buying a cheap bowler he paid the top price for a top hat, had to wear it so long that "in its last days it had to be worn tail foremost, as the front rim had become too limp to lever...
...atheism was not enough. Still seeking, Mrs. Besant became a Socialist, joined the Fabian Society, and organized the first successful strike among English working women. One day she reviewed a big two-volume book, The Secret Doctrine by Mme H. P. Blavatsky. It excited her; she went to meet the author, succumbed to Theosophy. Her rise as usual was rapid. Long secretary of the Society, at 60 she was made president. Theosophist headquarters are at Adyar, Madras, India, and there Mrs. Besant has lived off & on for 40 years. Considering herself a Hindu by adoption, she early championed Indian nationalism...