Word: periods
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pomegranate plush over windows and mantels, built a partition of colored glass across the entrance hall, caused potted palms to spring from the red plush carpets and otherwise strove to reproduce in the interior the funereal effects that prevailed in the homes of wealthy New Yorkers of the period...
...wide, a topographical relief map of an imaginary coast line. There are 20,000 square kilometers and over 4,000 pieces, representing every arm of war. Sixteen levels are used, affecting the "travel" and "range" of the miniature units. The game is played in weekly sessions over a period of months. Five Generals and a Commander-in-Chief play simultaneously on each side. The Commander-in-Chief walks back and forth behind his subordinates, surveying the entire field of action, and issues sealed orders on printed forms at half-day intervals. An electric clock rings a gong every 15 minutes...
Morgan Banks. Both Guaranty Trust and National Bank of Commerce have connections with the House of Morgan, with the Morgan influence especially strong in Guaranty Trust. It was the late great Morgan Partner Henry P. Davison, who, in 1909, began Guaranty's period of swift expansion. Thomas W. Lamont and George Whitney are present Guaranty Morganites. President of Guaranty Trust is blond William Chapman Potter, onetime mining engineer; Chairman of its Board is swarthy Charles Hamilton Sabin, onetime Massachusetts farm-boy. They are brothers-in-law, their wives being daughters of the late Paul Morton, Roosevelt's Secretary...
Unfortunately, the ponies, which were to have been sent "from New Haven, through the generosity of a Harvard Alumnus, were taken sick and will not be here for the game. At the close of the second period, the rival teams will, most probably, exchange mounts in order to put the teams on as equal footing as possible...
According to Assistant Professor W. L. Langer '15, who is in charge of this course, a knowledge of the period to be dealt with by Professor Salvemini is essential to an understanding of the Fascist regime and therefore this group of lectures offers an opportunity to everyone interested in current history. Professor Langer said that Salvemini would probably speak at some length on the recent pact between Italy and the Roman Church...