Word: gathering
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Senator Norris: Mr. Watson . . . used to be, before he became a Senator, a lobbyist. I presume his former masters are better satisfied with his work in than they were with his work out of Congress. . . . Little Jimmie Watson ought to gather up a bunch of marbles, go out and hunt up that boy Lucas [Republican Executive Director] and together they could have a nice game in the backyard of the White House...
...Even though a doctor is in the Winter of his years and the machine is growing very creaky, he must never let the icicles gather about the heart nor permit the lamp of pity to be extinguished in his soul...
...Warren. Active in the organization of Calumet & Arizona Mining Co. (1901) was Gordon R. Campbell who became secretary of the company, was made president in 1921. Under his management the company has gone its way quietly. Yet last week war clouds hung over Calumet. When shareholders gather by proxy in Warren, Ariz, on April 20, they will cast ballots on what amounts to a vote of confidence in the management. Should his proxies be outnumbered, President Campbell has made it clear that he will resign...
...work in trying out for the News board is similar to that of a reporter on any daily. Men gather the news and write it up for publication the following morning. Assignments which the candidates must cover, are provided by the editors but the greatest stress is laid on the number of "scoops", or original stories, which the candidate digs up independently. Harvard and its surroundings provides possibility for practically every type of regular newspaper story: the straight news story, the sport account, feature article, interview, and human interest story...
...help the student to form a standard of values in regard to extra-curricular activity and social matters which he might never work out for himself or which he might delay until much of its value was lost. Increased emphasis on the function of the adviser may serve to gather together the loose ends of the Freshman year...