Word: iowa
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Professor Wambaugh came to the Law School in 1892 from the University of Iowa, where he had taught for two years. He has taught principally the law of Agency and of Insurance, Constitutional Law, and International Law. During the war he was Colonel in the Judge Advocate General's department, having charge of the department of Constitutional and International Law. He is one of the most learned of legal scholars, a clear and interesting teacher, and a delightful writer on legal topics. He is the oldest of the small group of men now alive who taught in the Law School...
...Adopted a resolution providing funds to investigate, during the summer, contests filed for the seats of Senators Brookhart of Iowa, Schall of Minnesota and Bratton of New Mexico...
...Dawes was resting. The proceedings of the Senate had wearied him. The nomination of Charles B. Warren of Michigan to be Attorney General was under consideration. Senator Cummins of Iowa had begun a four hour speech defending the nominee. Senator Reed of Missouri and Senator Walsh* had each made a lengthly speech attacking Mr. Warren; the Vice President had been assured that there would be nothing but talk for the rest...
...sang a number of young men in Chicago. They finished their piping; another group of male singers took their place, repeated the old ballad by John Dowland, arranged for chorus singing. Another and another group repeated the song; they were the glee-clubs of Armour, Beloit, Chicago, Grinnell, Illinois, Iowa, Knox, Lake Forest, Michigan, Millikin, Northwestern, Purdue, Wabash and Wisconsin colleges and universities. After every rendering of the ballad, judges made notes, announced at length that of all seats of learning in the mid-U. S., Wisconsin is sweetest of throat; Michigan is second, they said; Grinnell, third...
...Dubuque, Iowa, there lives, doubtless, an old lady. Her existence is recognized only because certain middle-aged people in Manhattan began some weeks ago to think about her. She came frequently into their conversation and, at each allusion, a leer passed round the company?all spoke in derisive terms of her taste, though the kinder-hearted merely pitied her for being the victim of an unfortunate environment...