Word: franklin
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Johns Hopkins withheld Mrs. Ladd-Franklin's diploma for 40 years...
Three days later Johns Hopkins bestowed a Ph.D. diploma upon the wife of Dr. Oilman's biographer, Mrs. Christine Ladd Franklin, wife of Fabian Franklin, onetime editor of the Independent. Educators took interest because that bestowal indicated the great change that has come over U. S. education in less than half a century...
...rebuttal in argument called antilogism, which has been described as "the crowning achievement in a field [logic] worked over since the days of Aristotle." But Johns Hopkins gave her no diploma. In that day Johns Hopkins gave no women their diplomas. It welcomed her back in 1904 as Mrs. Franklin, lecturer in logic and psychology, subjects that she has administered since 1910 at Columbia University. It saw her reputation grow at home and abroad. Last week, when the diploma was bestowed, the exchange of honors was easily even: for Mrs. Franklin, a Johns Hopkins diploma; for Johns Hopkins, a most...
Lord Bryce wrote The Holy Roman Empire at 26, which was Ben Franklin's age when he wrote Poor Richard's Almanack. Buskin and Roosevelt were 24 when they composed, respectively, Modern Painters and The War of 1812. John Jay was Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court at 44. Charles James Fox was a junior lord of admiralty, a thorn in George Ill's side, at 21. William Pitt, Britain's prime minister for 17 years, assumed office at 24, having previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer. At 20, Alexander Hamilton was a leading authority on government...
...Americans and young men of all other civilized nations, but they have to accomplish something before they are lionized in the press and on the screen. What has the Prince done? Is it possible that we Americans are degenerating into royalty-loving snobs? Shades of Washington, Paine, Jefferson and Franklin, forgive...