Word: herbert
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Washington, Herbert Hoover said bluntly that since Russia is the chief obstacle to making peace, one way to have peace is to make it without Russia. Specifically, he proposed that 1) the U.S. sign a peace treaty with Japan at once, 2) a peace treaty with Germany if the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers breaks down in London next November. Russia should be given that last chance, he said. If she would not come along, the U.S. should go ahead without...
...violating the agreement made at Potsdam. She would have to bring England and France along, or risk a serious breach with them. A separate peace with Germany would mean the withdrawal of troops from the U.S. zone leaving it as an unprotected area adjoining the heavily garrisoned Russian zone. Herbert Hoover clearly meant his proposal to be a last resort; but he pointed out that time was running out fast...
Other undergraduate speakers at the annual Class Day Literary Exercises included Peter W. Fay '45, of Cambridge, who delivered the traditionally humorous Ivy Oration--using the University's automatic calculator as his subject; and Herbert MacArthur '45 of Canton, who read his Class Poem...
Dean Sperry will offer an opening prayer, following which Philip M. Stern '47 and Herbert MacArthur '45 will deliver the Class Oration and Class Poem respectively. Ivy Orator Peter W. Fay '45 will then make the traditional humorous address to the Class...
Brandy Handy. Punch's editorial offices, at 10 Bouverie Street, have a restful elegance more appropriate to an English country house than to London's Fleet Street. Once a week its four editors and six or seven regular contributors (led by Sir Alan Herbert) get together at the celebrated Punch Round Table, for luncheon, brandy and a discussion of the week's main political cartoon. Editor Knox, who has been working for Punch for 40 years and writes the pieces signed "EVOE," puts the rest of the issue out on faith. He holds no story conferences, never...