Word: regent
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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More pondering at Wisconsin. Advices from Madison, seat of the University, told, last week, that at a special meeting Regent Michael Olbrich arose to nominate "one of America's great men," a college president's onetime secretary, a noted merchant's onetime associate, now a distinguished editor, thinker, liberal reformer in Church and State. Regent Olbrich nominated Editor Glenn Frank of The Century Magazine, salting his eulogy with the pertinent fact that Editor Frank, only 38 years old, should have much life left in him to give to the University of Wisconsin at $12,000 a year...
...with a discussion of admission to the College and the work of his committee. The Freshman year will then be described by Dean Edward A. Whitney '17. Professor George H. Chase '96, Acting Dean of the College, will take on "Discipline and Counsel", being followed by Mathew Luce '91. Regent of the University, who will discuss the proctors and the social life of the undergraduate...
...Montreal, the Count told reporters what they already knew about Hungary. He blamed Count Laszlo Szechenyi, Hungarian Minister to the U. S., for causing his enforced silence; he attacked Regent Horthy of Hungary; he averred that U. S. loans were being used to finance another war, etc. In toto, he said what he was expected to say; he proved that he had nothing new to say. He had stolen fire, but so long ago that it had gone...
...attend are J. Harleston Parker '93, former President of the Lampoon; Morton Stimson '82, who was one of the resuscitators of the Lampoon after its year's lapse following its foundation in 1876; Louis Silvers, coach of "Laugh It Off," the forthcoming Hasty Pudding Club show; Matthew Luce '91, Regent of the University; J. W. D. Seymour '17; Thomas W. Slocun '90, former president of the Harvard Club of New York; Roger L. Scaife '97; and J. T. Coolidge...
...Universal Manhood Suffrage Bill was passed by huge majorities in both Houses of the Imperial Japanese Diet. The Bill will be sent to the Prince Regent for the Royal Assent and promulgated by Imperial rescript which makes it the law of the land. Plans were being laid to declare Apr. 28 a national holiday in commemoration of the passage of the measure...