Word: greenes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Thumbing through his mail about a year ago, A. F. of L.'s President William Green came across a letter from Princeton, N. J. The missive suggested that in these troubled times Mr. Green could do himself and the public a service by writing a book on Labor's role in democracy. This week Labor and Democracy* appeared under William Green's signature.† Mr. Green being a busy and none too articulate man, readers could reasonably conclude that his first book was the fruit of collaboration with some brainy hireling...
Labor and Democracy is nevertheless a true mirror of William Green-a plain work by a plain man. "Those of us who have grown up in the labor movement," he observes, "know that its real strength and function is not as an army with banners flying, enlisted for a crusade, but as groups of workers interested in having a job and in doing a good day's work...
...other guard slot, with Lowry doing most of the A team work. But it is a toss-up as to whether Lowry or Peabody will start against the Cadets. Peabody seems to have the edge in aggressiveness, while Lowry's experience helps to weight down the green line...
...Yardlings have turned in a creditable performance so far this season, with two decisive victories over Andover and Worcester, although they did lose two fairly close games to Exeter and the Green Cubs...
...Green yearlings were rated heavy favorites over Coach Stahley's eleven in pre-game predictions by virtue of their undefeated record. They had already handed out decisive defeats to the Holy Cross and Boston College first-year men, and the opposition offered by the Crimson cubs was stiffer than expected...