Word: progress
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Senators drifted in & out of the Senate Chamber, word went around that the division was going to be close, that a bitter debate was in progress. Senator Borah was credited with making a vigorous speech in favor of conviction. There was a highly involved constitutional debate. Judge Ritter of Florida was a Republican appointed by Calvin Coolidge. Republican Senator Austin of Vermont pointed out that the Constitution says, ". . . all civil officers of the United States shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors." These offenses, he claimed...
...spasmodic attacks on the Works Progress Administration last month, West Virginia's blatant young Senator Rush Dew Holt pointed with special scorn at WPA's privy program in his State, intimating that WPAdministrator Hopkins was more interested in that than in feeding hungry children (TIME, March 23). As Dr. A. J. Kemper. county public health officer, uprose to dedicate the 100,000th privy last week, four bumpkin students from nearby Salem College, Senator Holt's alma mater, whizzed by in an automobile, tossed corncobs at his feet. Unperturbed, the tall, grave physician proceeded to point out that...
...last week reports of the A. M. A.'s officers were ready. Noteworthy was Secretary Olin West's report on how the general public is being wooed to support the medical profession. Reported Dr. West: ''Constant progress is being made in most of the states in strengthening the machinery of medical organization and in extending the influence of State and county medical societies. . . . Much closer contact is being maintained with organized groups among the lay public that have concerned themselves with medical and public health affairs. . . . Representatives of the Association have appeared before a greater number...
Most is expected of Polish Artur Rodzinski who will have command of the season's last eight weeks. Conductor Rodzinski has made rare progress since he arrived in the U. S. eleven years ago to serve an apprenticeship as assistant to Philadelphia's Leopold Stokowski. From Philadelphia Rodzinski went to Los Angeles, created new interest in the orchestra there. For the past three years he has been in Cleveland where he has become increasingly dynamic. Besides building up the audiences for the regular symphony series he has made opera, a part of his schedule. For Cleveland...
...play any position on any aggregation, at the same time able to swing the number 3 and 4 holes. Al Colwell, at first, captained, caught, and helped slug his 1938 Freshman team to 13 victories; with Maguire behind the plate he shifted to first where he has made rapid progress. After this big four Coach Mitchell has little proved infield material to look at. Carr, a classy fielder but weak hitter, who was with the Jayvees last year, Shean, a Sophomore, making the Princeton trip, John Sullivan, another second year man, steady but slow, and Mike Hovenanian, in and outer...