Word: facing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...celebration and international painting exhibit at Carnegie Institute, the occasion for his Pittsburgh visit. Diplomats from France, Italy, Belgium, Rumania, Austria & Holland sat by and heard the history of Pittsburgh interpreted as a characteristic evolution of U. S. culture. Beginning 150 years ago with the pioneers who "could face facts," "grapple with realities" and subdue savages; touching briefly on George Washington, the University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh's present bank clearances (9.198 billions) ; recounting with admiration the rise of an alien child, Andrew Carnegie, and his beneficent works; hailing the Mellon brothers, the "distinctly American effort" of the painting...
President Cosgrave's reply was stinging. With his fists clenched, his body trembling with suppressed rage and his face pale with passion, he denied Sean O'Kelley's charges and insinuations and defended his policy. "I yield to no one as an Irishman in my love for Ireland," he snapped. "For five years I have been working here in the interests of ... a free, independent Irish nation...
They renewed the feud by slapping their plane in the face of the winds that fly from the Atlantic over Europe and Africa. From Paris to St. Louis, Senegal, the powerful Hispano-Suiza motor flaunted a 2700-mile defiance...
...three English speakers who will face the University debaters in Symphony Hall on October 28 are not limited in their interests or activities to speaking, as they have taken part in athletics, dramatics, journalism, and practical politics. One is a swimmer and a Liberal, another has played Rugby football and is a Conservative and the third is an active Socialist...
...Whitbeck '29 and E. B. Ward '30 entered the finals of the doubles tourney yesterday when they defeated W. W. Ingraham 2G. B. and Arthur Ingraham '30. They will face the winners of the match between T. E. Janson 21, and G. H. Perkins 2S.A., and Robeson Bailey '29 and C. R. Hamlen '30 for the doubles crown of the University, the year...