Word: leading
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Strange, affecting stories are told of their inseparability, their confidence, understanding of each other. Every move seems the result of joint thought and decision. It is thought that O. P. usually takes the lead, but if O. P. may speak for M. J. so may M. J. speak for O. P. With two minds made up, they are difficult to swerve. It is gossiped that even their personal checkbook is a joint affair, either signature being valid...
...Wallace Brett Donham who, besides being dean of Harvard's School of Business administration, distributes the Harvard Advertising Awards (founded 1923 by Edward William Bok). Last week Dean Donham gave a gold medal to Orlando Clinton Harn, advertising manager and chairman of the sales committee for National Lead Co. Mr. Harn originated the famed Dutch Boy cavorting on National Lead paint can labels with his paint brush. Mr. Harn has organized and been active in various advertising associations; is resigning the presidency of the Audit Bureau of Circulation (the "A. B. C.," which verifies publishers' circulation figures...
Although in the Columbia game Harvard held the lead with a score of 13 to 10 at the end of the first half, the second period saw Columbia creep up to a lead which was held until...
Faced with a considerable lead to overcome, the Boston University relay team entered the last quarter of its race against the Crimson, with the chances of victory very slim indeed. Running anchor against Captain Haggerty, Mastaglio of the Terriers, however, performed the seemingly impossible; overcame his handicap, and leaping to the fore broke the tape a foot in front of the Harvard leader. The time was 3 minutes, 9 and four-fifths seconds...
...Marie of Roumania after admiring the local pickle factory. Those citizens who still feel some continuity with the South of Washington, Jefferson and Lee will doubtless now begin to see the light. The rebel yell will be given for the prophet of Baltimore, who is so kind as to lead the backward Confederacy out of its heathen darkness. That great soul, however, should be careful not to carry the reform too far. When he has destroyed the prejudices of the South, and replaced every copy of Thomas Nelson Page and Joel Chandler Harris with a copy of Prejudices...