Word: foremost
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Last week Realtor Babbitt zoomed Author Lewis himself into an unanticipated world prominence. Aiding were heroes of three other Lewis books - (Mar tin) Arrowsmith, Elmer Gantry (Sam), Dodsworth, accepted by the same vast public as typical of the U. S. scientist, prelate and minor tycoon, respectively. But Babbitt remained foremost among them as a representative of U. S. citizenry and U. S. literature, having been more translated* and being more lipworthy in name. George Follansbee Babbitt was recognized as a world synonym for Homo Americanus when, last week, Author Lewis was awarded the Nobel prize for literature, biggest & best literary...
...Ware Manufacturing Corp. is adequately financed, has an extremely strong board of directors, a modern factory, and is of course under the skilled and efficient guidance of Paul Ware, President of the company, and as you know, one of the foremost radio engineers in the industry...
...cozy, book-filled house at Passfield Corner, Liphook, Hampshire live Sidney and Beatrice Webb, foremost economists of the British Labor Party. Their telephone number is "Passfield 6," telegraphic address "Passfield," and he is the First Baron Passfield of Passfield Corner. Last week the wrath of millions of Jews was loosed upon this spindly-shanked bee-bellied, goat-bearded little scholar. Reason: potent Lord Passfield in his official capacity as Secretary of State for the Colonies had, just restated the Palestinian policy of His Majesty's Government in these terms...
First, but in this instance not particularly foremost, there is Marilyn Miller. Her dancing is perfection, and what she sings is indeed well sung. Then there are the inimitable Astaires, a brother and sister team that is mostly sister but which as a unit is at all times thoroughly diverting. And although their names are not printed on the programs in black-faced type there are Eddie Foy Jr., and Tom Howard, the former one of the few that can raise a drunk scene to high art, and the latter one who makes no pretensions...
Naturally, the recommendations for improvement are the most open to discussion. The foremost of these are that the Reading Period should be long, that the reading should be supplementary to the course and, not take the place of omitted lectures, that the specific assignments should be very moderate in length, and that tutorial work should be merged with the chosen fields of study as far as possible. The most conspicuous aspect of these recommendations is the emphasis laid on the student who is interested in his work. Indeed, the whole trend of the investigation lies far from the position...