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Madam Secretary of Labor Perkins' office raised his right hand and swore an oath of office read to him by Chief Clerk Samuel Gompers, son & namesake of the U. S. Labor movement's revered granddaddy.* Then Administrator Andrews held his first press conference and the U. S. Government was launched on anew activity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: No. I: Textiles | 8/29/1938 | See Source »

...When Mr. Andrews finished his oath, Clerk Gompers said, smiling: "And may the Lord have mercy on your soul." Madam Secretary Perkins looked surprised. "Why Sam," she said, "you never gave any of the rest of us a blessing when we were sworn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: No. I: Textiles | 8/29/1938 | See Source »

...produced a copy of its G-Men's oath, signed by Leon Turrou. Excerpt: ". . . The strictly confidential character of any and all information secured by me in connection directly or indirectly with my work ... is fully understood by me, and neither during my tenure of service with the Federal Bureau of Investigation nor at any other time will I violate this confidence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Snoop, Look & Listen | 7/4/1938 | See Source »

Recently Professor Lovejoy assailed Governor Nice and Colonel Ames W. W. Woodcock them president of St. Johns College, for their attitude toward the Teachers Oath Bill...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ARTHUR LOVEJOY PLANS TO QUIT TEACHING JOB | 5/3/1938 | See Source »

...University of Chicago and is now a professor of German literature at Bethel College. The elder Warkentin is currently trying to have the Supreme Court pass on his application for citizenship, which has been refused because, abiding by the tenets of his religion, he will take no oath to bear arms. Son John will take no such oath either. He studied at Brown University under Dr. Leonard Carmichael, went along with Carmichael to the University of Rochester, where he expects to receive his Ph.D. this June. Thereafter he will study medicine at Northwestern, specializing in the visual acuity of human...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Animal Vision | 4/18/1938 | See Source »

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