Word: polished
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Last year 224,728 aliens were naturalized, principally Italians (44,843), Polish (31,801), Russians (18,291), Germans (16,700), Irish (13,162). Secretary Davis regretted that "a considerable part" of them sought and obtained citizenship solely as a means of bringing their wives and children to the U. S. outside the quota...
...Last week one of proud Toscanini's concerts with Manhattan's Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra was attended by proud Leopold Stokowski, conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony, who went backstage to congratulate Toscanini during intermission. The Italian is nearsighted. He peered blankly at his famed Polish visitor, who said...
...Harvard topic or concerning some interesting aspect of the day's general news. He develops his own initiative in digging up subjects to write upon. His powers of judgment and analysis are given opportunity to show themselves in working up an intelligent, fresh comment. Little else can polish up his technical skill and his ability to write what he thinks as can the daily practice of writing a three hundred word editorial. Last but not least, the candidate has the benefit of a careful and candid detailed criticism of his work...
Golden Gleam, with Capt. Stuart Blake up, lost the Military Team Trophy for the Canadians by committing 20½ faults after the rest of the team had made a perfect score. The Polish team, with 2½ faults, won the cup while hundreds of Manhattan's Polish citizenry outyelled their disgruntled Italian and Canadian neighbors in the gallery...
...Polish Diet convenes after month's postponement...