Word: foremost
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When the moon eclipsed the sun last week and whipped a band of shadow across Asia (TIME, June 22), the foremost U. S. specialist on solar radiation, Astrophysicist Charles Greeley Abbot of the Smithsonian Institution, was in Rochester, N. Y. showing members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science a cartoon of himself. The sketch: big-mustached, ponderous Dr. Abbot sitting atop California's Mount Wilson with an "Abbot sun and moon measurer," while a little bear points to a Hollywood constellation of stars among which a chunky one represents Mae West...
Into this idealistic atmosphere plunged Candidate Borah, expected by "Stop Landon" men to be the spearhead of their attack. With great emphasis on his Principles, the Senator from Idaho declared that he was first & foremost interested in the platform, refused to join a cabal against any candidate. To him the identity of the nominee was and always had been a matter of secondary importance. "I think," boomed he, "we should have a clarion call in our platform so that the average man in the street may not find it hard to read and know what it means...
...foremost experts, such as Major Timmis, freely admit that under the saddle the thoroughbred has no peer...
William E. Castle '93, professor of Genetics since 1908 and one of the foremost American zoologists, has retired from the Faculty and will become professor-emeritus next September. For many years the Executive Officer of the Bussey institute for advanced research in applied biology, Professor Castle is 69 years...
...Crimson forces are to continue to win steadily as they have for the past three years they will have to draw heavily upon the Freshmen. Foremost among these is Bob Randall, who was good for four, count 'em, four, wins last Saturday against the Blue Yardlings, if they have a Yard...