Word: parkers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Early in December a second symposium will be held, the general subject being "Sound", and it is expected that the speakers will be Professor Frederick A. Saunders, of the department of physics, Dr. A. T. Davison '06, associate professor of music, and Professor George H. Parker '87, director of the Zoological Laboratory at the University...
...Engineers at the start of the Charles River course at 2.05 o'clock this afternoon, but of each team only the first five to finish will count in the scoring. In addition to Watters, the Crimson outfit will comprise Captain Coburn, Cutcheon, Chaplin, Harrison, Ryan, Kobes, Cobb, Boyce and Parker...
...Utah and Maine conferred in secret. Next day Governor Sweet of Colorado injected into the proceedings a memorial on prohibition. It declared that the Governors favored prohibition enforcement and that prohibition had already improved conditions in their respective states. At once the Wets rose to protest, led by Governors Parker of Louisiana, Silzer of New Jersey and Blaine of Wisconsin. The matter was dropped and the conference adjourned at 11:00 p. m. Then Governor Sweet and Governor Pinchot with Governor Trinkle of Virginia retired to redraft their resolution. Governor Sweet declared the product of their work was such...
...Wets protested again. The Conference had established a rule against adopting any resolutions. Governor Blaine of Wisconsin protested that calling the declaration a memorial and having it signed was a base subterfuge to escape the rule. Governor Parker of Louisiana declared that if a single signature was attached to the memorial, he would resign from the Conference. Governor Silzer of New Jersey moved to add that "we believe there can be no real enforcement" of prohibition while present conditions exist. His motion was tabled...
Finally the memorial was brought to a vote and a chorus of " ayes" carried it. Governor Parker presented his resignation from the Conference and walked from the room. The Conference adjourned. The Governors set out for Washington to meet President Coolidge. With them went the memorial, bearing the signatures of such Wets as Governor Silzer and Governor Elaine. The Drys...