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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Boys." He and his .cousin Charles H. Houston are the only two Negroes ever to have served on the editorial board of the Harvard Law Review. He has taught law in Howard (Negro) University in Washington, practiced it with his cousin's Washington law firm, Houston & Houston. For the last three years as assistant solicitor of the Interior Department, he has done much work on the problems of the Virgin Islands with their nearly 95% Negro population. Light brown, quiet, studious, witty, an indefatigable worker, he was recommended by Secretary Ickes on merit...
...only educated after living in college for four years. It is true that this period suits a great majority of college men, that most of them "feel just about old enough to graduate" after matriculating for the usual number of years. On the other hand, the fact stands firm and irrefutable that tastes and temperatments differ, and that a man should be fire to make his own choice in a question so uniquely concerning himself...
...book items from Miss Lowell's valuable library of first editions, bequeathed to Harvard at the time of her death in 1925. One of these is a little book "Dream Drops" containing several stories written by Miss Lowell at the age of thirteen, and published anonymously by a Boston firm...
...Hill deserted newspaper work to edit Fox news-reels, but the Sun wooed him back in 1927. In 1932 radio was looking for newspapermen who had firm, friendly voices in addition to rich experience in reporting, in travel, and in simplifying world events. They found Edwin C. Hill, whos sought no radio news scoops but brought to his audiences the "human side of the news." For along time his voice boomed out for Hearts's newsreel. Just as Hearst took his name from Hearst Metrotone news, Mr. Hill voluntarily left the employ of the Lord of San Simeon...
...keep Britain's colossal rush-Rearmament program (TIME, March 30 et seq.) on schedule is Sir Thomas' awful responsibility and last week some M.P.'s hurled in his face that "Rearmament is two years behind!" A great churchman, Sir Thomas reprovingly reminded everyone that Britain is firm in her adherence to the principles of Christ. There were some gasps when Sir Thomas went so far as to say, "Rearmament is not the Government's objective!" but he got away with it. Finally he admitted to the House with suave authority that the British Rearmament program...