Word: josephs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...other words, evolved. It crept into existence. It started creeping in 1707--more than 100 years before it came to be known as Class Day--when the Fellows of Harvard College "treated" the graduating class. Just what a "treat" is nobody seems to know, but it caused one Joseph Sewall to put in his diary that he "too much indulged vain proud thoughts...
President Conant highlighted the banquet speaking program with an address hailing the basically harmonious relationship, despite the CRIMSON's independence, existing between it and the University through the years. He was preceeded by Joseph C. Grew '02, former Undersectary of State, commenting briefly in a reminiscent vein; Otto E. Fuerbringer '32, a senior editor of Time Magazine, discussing "Newsmagazines and Newspapers"; Selig S. Harrison '48, present CRIMSON President, reporting on the state of the paper today and plans for the future; and Cleveland Amory '39, author of the "Proper Bostonian," leading off with introductory remarks...
George H. Abbott, Andover. Hugh Amory, Dover. Peter Calingaert, Detroit, Michigan. Cornelius deW. Hastie, Takoma Park, Maryland. Nathan Newbury, III, Weston. Alfred T. Peaslee, Jr., Dubuque, Iowa. John W. Sears, Pride's Crossing. Alan R. Trustman, Brookline. Joseph S. Ullian, Newton Center. Herbert Barry, 3rd, Brookline...
...Money. Last week the 102nd paper signed up to buy Joseph and Stewart Alsop's column of erudite background, sound and sometimes brilliant opinion, and feedbox gossip. The editors got two pundits for the price of one: while Joe was realistically sizing up Dewey and Stassen in Oregon this month, Stewart was appraising the "twilight terror" in Czechoslovakia...
Died. Colonel Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr., 73, muscular Christian, father of the wartime ambassador to the governments in exile; following a cerebral hemorrhage; in Syosset, N.Y. He founded the Drexel Biddle Bible Classes in 1907 (their curriculum of fighting-&-praying ultimately attracted 200,000 members), taught jujitsu and dirty fighting to Marines in both World Wars...