Word: parte
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...representation and his social activities. In Senate debate which he enters frequently he is gruff and bull-voiced. Earnestness rather than humor flavors his remarks. He gesticulates freely and, when thoroughly aroused, rubs his hands together vigorously and tugs his right ear. He takes an active, if not leading, part in many movements (unemployment relief, fuel famine, Veterans' Bureau investigation, Merchant Marine development). A great political letter-writer, he keeps three special clerks to handle his mail, works at his office Sunday afternoons. His grammar is good, his pronunciation Bostonian. In private conversation his voice is soft and controlled...
...came into the Presidency I was inclined to think that the Germans had serious designs upon South America. But I think I succeeded in impressing upon the Kaiser, quietly and unofficially and with equal courtesy and emphasis, that any violation of the Monroe Doctrine by territorial aggrandizement on his part around the Caribbean meant war, not ultimately but immediately and without delay. He has always been as nice as possible to me since...
Thirteen Padlocks. On every drawer of the new Cash Register are U. S. padlocks. Thirteen of the 60 articles in the Statute were drawn wholly or in part to protect the U. S. Federal Reserve, which, under Article Twenty, has power to veto any dollar transactions contemplated in any country by the Bank. Getting this clause adopted was the major triumph at Baden-Baden of the two U. S. representatives, short, stocky Jackson Eli Reynolds and lanky, drawling Melvin Alva ("Mel") Traylor, presidents of the First National Banks of New York and Chicago, respectively...
...first U. S. part, given her by Director Harrison Grey ("Mr. Minnie Maddern") Fiske was that of a Negro maid in Mrs. Boltay's Daughters. She acted hither and yon until Arthur Richman's sweetish comedy Not So Long Ago remained on Broadway for two seasons. Two greater successes followed: Liliom, The Swan...
...with satisfaction that we note how greatly the number of participants in sports of an individual nature exceeds the number in team sports. For example, 312 different men took part in organized intramural tennis this fall. This number does not include those who played occasionally. Touch football is the closest team rival. The men who played in the organized Business School, Inter-Fraternity, Inter-Dormitory and Independent touch football leagues number 201. Intramural football is third with 173 of which 98 played class and 75 Freshman inter-dormitory football. Then follow track with 76, Freshman inter-dormitory crew with...