Word: goodnight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Married. Col. Charles Goodnight, "Father of the Texas Panhandle," to Corinne Goodnight, 26, (no relative) on his 91st birthday; at Clarendon...
...Scott Holland Goodnight, benevolent dean of men at the University of Wisconsin, lately said: "I believe that resident housemothers in fraternity houses would represent a real improvement in fraternity life. . . ." (TIME, Jan. 3). He-men at other universities laughed largely. Last week a Mrs. K. M. Burrus of Louisville, Ky., mother of Jefferson Burrus, Wisconsin '26, Rhodes-scholar-prom-chairman-football-and-crew luminary, took up her residence in the Sigma Chi house at Madison. "I expect," she said, "to be called upon for any problems the boys might bring to their own mothers...
...comes in now and again for its due share of blame for almost any heinous insult to morals that passing fancy chooses to decry. And now its potentialities for destroying the fruitful years of the flower of American culture--the college man--are again pointed out. Dean of Men, Goodnight, of the University of Wisconsin has recently made a passionate plea to fathers against this vile filcher of the young man's time and money. He is evidently of the impression that the paths of autos lead but to the roadhouse where w.ne flows freely and time is lightly slain...
...homely facts that the President had revealed about himself, it seemed that nothing but good could come of it to every one. The President was apparently one of the most contented mortals ever heard of. His every quality was as re-assuring as a mother's goodnight kiss, from the childhood readings in Scott, Burns and Whittier to the humble acceptance of membership in the First Congregational Church of Washington right after inauguration. It is, however, a good wind which blows no one any ill. When a certain group of gentlemen in Washington heard of the Barton-Coolidge heart...
...therefore he could see no reason why the Bookshop corner should not have been sold to Mr. Firuski. He referred to Mr. Parker for further details as to the particular transaction. The latter when reached on the phone said. "I have absolutely nothing to say to the Harvard Crimson. Goodnight...