Word: leadership
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Wrote President Hutchins: "The Uni-versity of Chicago for 43 years has had a clear record of public service and educational leadership. In view of that record it sees no necessity of holding a public hearing when vague and unsupported charges are made against...
...Conservative Opposition never really got going, but its members stammered and rambled until Liberal "Mitch" accused them of "vying with each other for the leadership of the Conservative Party." "Hypocrites!" shouted a Liberal. "Liar!" responded a Conservative, and nose-punching almost ensued...
Venizelos changed all that. Born on Crete, equipped with an Athens law degree, he soon developed an extraordinary flair for leadership, a marvelous sense of situation, a nearly perfect aim with a revolver and one of the greatest poker faces in Europe. Crete was then still Turkish. Venizelos rapidly led two revolts, won Cretan autonomy, the first step toward union with Greece. The Greek Crown sent a chuckleheaded prince as Commissioner to Crete. With another revolt, Venizelos kicked him out because the prince looked on Cretans as a subject race. His local fame as a Cretan established. Venizelos moved...
...Some historians say that the present liberality, graft, and falsification makes post Civil War governments look like pikers. The government is now spending an average of nearly three thousand dollars for each soldier killed or wounded in action--compared to less than 25 dollars in any wartime nation. Courageous leadership is absolutely necessary if the nation is to be saved from economic ruin and total loss of social consciousness...
...American nudism, since no authenticated case of wantonness or immorality has been cited against the organized movement in this country. . . . He refers to a 'cult' indulging in wantonness, and the American movement, no matter what else it may be, is certainly not a 'cult'. . . . Its leadership here includes members of the Protestant clergy and Catholic laymen...