Word: foremost
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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General Nivelle, one of the foremost French leaders during the war, commanded the French Army which saved Verdun from the Germans. He is visiting America as the delegate from his government to the Pilgrim Tercentenary Celebration of the American Mayflower Council. During his two days in Boston his time is well taken up with speeches and dinners. Tonight, after his speech at the Union, he is to dine in town, and later address a meeting of the Federal Council of American Churches on "Christian Internationalism...
Melville E. Webb Jr., foremost Boston Sporting Editor, has the following to say in commendation of the scheme...
...speaking of Woods, Davis says, "Conspicious in the group, (of guards) first and foremost stands Woods of Harvard." He also says, "A companion to Keck at tackle distinctly appears Sedgwick of Harvard. The data of the chart records confirm judgment in the selection." With regard to the center position Davis says, "A record of impregnability, roving brilliance and steady accurate passing presents the Harvard center, Havemeyer, as the pivot of the allied line." And, "Arnold Horween of Harvard by all round brilliance, is distinctly entitled to a place on the mythical team...
This project is now under construction after many years of planning and will be the largest and most important highway tunnel in the world. Mr. Holland, as chief engineer and designer of this tunnel, and as the foremost authority on tunnels in this country is eminently fitted to talk on this subject. The meeting is open to members of the University...
...important new acquisitions that one finds in the renovated gallery, the first and foremost is the significant, dignified, and simple "St. Dominic" of the rare artist, Guido da Sienna. A little to the right of this larger work is a small 14th Century painting of the Italian school representing the mourning over the body of Christ. It is a piece, brilliant of color and particularly striking in composition. Against the wall of the print room partition hangs the superb 17th Century Spanish painting of "St. Jerome" by Ribera. This recently purchased canvass was well known for years in the Portalis...