Word: lawns
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...cozy ceremony took place last week in the White House. President Roosevelt sat in his study-the Oval Room on the second floor, overlooking the wintry south lawn towards the bleak pinnacle of the Washington monument-surrounded by his paintings of white-sailed ships scouring green-blue seas. Around him was gathered an intimate group, some two dozen personal friends and members of his official family. They were there to witness the administration of two oaths of office, simple in themselves, but of large importance to the company inside, to the country outside. The chief clerk of the Treasury swore...
...humor for which his father "Sam Lapowski" was known, well illustrated by the following story, I often tell, to illustrate like situations: Sam Lapowski's El Paso neighbor was one Stevens, pioneer realtor, robust, energetic, a veritable fanatic on exercise which often found vent in "sunrise lawn-mowing." One day Lapowski burst into Stevens' office demanding that he (Stevens) desist from his sunrise activities or permit him to hire his mowing done at a more sane and reasonable hour. In explaining the outburst to the nonplussed Stevens, who was about "to go into action," Lapowski said his wife...
...officers of the Critic are: Howard M. Lawn '34, Daniel J. Boorstin '34, Richard M. Goodwin '34, Harold S. Saxe '34, and Richard B. Schlatter...
...ended a disastrous year of amateur tennis. Last June, just before he lost his Wimbledon title, Professional William T. Tilden offered him a $100,000 contract if he won. Made dizzy by having lost so much money. Vines talked about it, brought on an investigation by the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association which finally cleared him of having done more than think about turning professional...
...tennist, this year has been anything but happy. Beaten at Wimbledon, beaten in Davis Cup play, beaten out of his U. S. championship at Forest Hills, beaten in the Pacific Southwest tournament at Los Angeles last fortnight, he talked so carelessly about turning professional that the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association felt called upon to investigate. He was cleared, but last week he had fresh troubles when the Associated Press held him up to view as a turnquote...