Word: junto
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...into near-scrapes over women. "Thus his moral renovation began. Like a good Bostonian, he gave moral lectures to others to cure himself." In 1726 he returned to Philadelphia, went to work in earnest. Soon he was a figure in the community: founded a club (the Junto), married, joined...
First of U. S. learned societies, also Franklin-founded, was the Junto (1727). As the Junto was the ancestor of the Useful Knowledge group, each one of the present society's 436 members may proudly and properly trace his philosophical descent from the beginning of U. S. wisdom. Simple indeed were the questions propounded to the Junto's applicants for membership. The first was typical of candor in the City of Brotherly Love: Have you any particular disrespect to any present members? Do you sincerely believe that you love mankind in general? Do you love truth for truth...
...five years Senor Alessandri has been President of Chile. About a year ago (TIME, Sept. 22, 1924) a military junto seized the Government, and told President Alessandri that he could remain in office if he would go away on a six months' vacation. He went to Europe. Before the six months were up a junto of younger Chilean officers seized the Government from their outraged superiors (TIME, Feb. 2), told President Alessandri to come back. He came...
Recently, Colonel Carlos Ibanez, leader of the young military junto which recalled President Alessandri, decided that he might like to be elected President himself. It would be convenient if Alessandri would resign. Alessandri resigned-after a "quarrel" with Colonel Ibanez...
...Chile, President Coolidge's decision was expected to strengthen the hand of the returning President, Arturo Allessandri- granted an obligatory vacation by a Military Junto last summer (TIME, Sept. 22)- by snapping a weapon in the hands of his enemies, who had freely criticized him for submitting the Tacna-Arica award to Washington...