Word: lording
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...ought to be neighbors," said a resonant Scotch voice;-the voice of Ramsay Macdonald. While the Lord Mayor of London and many another beamed, Mr. Macdonald added: "and handle our affairs in a neighborly spirit." Having thus spoken, he put down the polished instrument into which he had been speaking. He had inaugurated the first commercial telephone service between London and Berlin. He had spoken well. Subsequent conversations were carried on at a three-minute rate equivalent to $4 during the day and $2.50 at night. Inquisitive persons asked: "To whom did Mr, Macdonald speak?" They were abashed to learn...
Surely the spring has seasoned culture with the spice--and wine--of living. Yet it is not quite such an unusual phenomenon as might a casual observer believe. Lord Chesterfield, stern guardian that he was, suggested occasional play as necessary in the life of his son, Philip. And that sane and sage poet of the Sabine hills confessed that--"it is sweet to play the fool in the right place." Of course the right place is not always the spotlight. But Horace did not appreciate publicity. Young barbarians--old barbarians--all are quite willing to play the fool anywhere...
...personnel of the committee is as follows: Chairman, Winslow Carlton, of New York City; Sub-Chairman, Talbot Baker, of Milton; George Kennedy Bailey, of New York City, Dean Chamberlin, of Concord, Robert Lord Debevoise, of New York City, William Raymond Driver 3rd, of Milton, Stephen Frink Dana, of Cincinnati, O., James Hooper Grew, of Boston, Gordon Huggins, of Montclair, N. J., John Whiton Hutchinson of West Newton, Don Robert Kroell, of Cambridge, Samuel Newbury Manierre, of Milwaukeee, Wis., Robert Winslow Meadows, of Springfield, Thomas Gamet Moore, of St. Louis, Mo., Philip Hamilton Rhinelander, of Washington, D. C., James Henry Sachs...
...come from another clime, one from another time. They both ruled the hard-headed men of England for two generations. Both were clearly patterned in the weave, not only of England, but also of the modern world. Fortunately two of the world's greatest biographies record their lives-Lord Morley on Gladstone, Moneypenny and Buckle on Disraeli...
...broad jump and pole vault, setting a new meet record in the latter event when he cleared 12 feet in an exhibition leap after having won the event at 11 feet 3 inches. The former Harvard man was the outstanding individual contestant in the meet and shared with Lord Burghley, England's foremost hurdler, and R. S. Starr, Cambridge distance runner, the distinction of being winner of two first places...