Word: remained
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Harvard a first buildings were of wood, New England's favorite building material in the sixteen hundreds. None remain, but a god drawing of what the original Harvard Hall must have looked like show nothing but an amplification of the typical Early American dwelling house. Tradition thus played large part in our earliest college architecture...
...Canal Convention of 1888 provided that the Canal remain open to all, in peace and war. But Great Britain then stipulated that so long as she occupied Egypt, she might disregard the Convention if it conflicted with British and Egyptian interests. Thus, during the World War, Great Britain practically seized the Canal, made it a British waterway. The British protectorate over Egypt expired in 1922, but Egyptian defense remains a British responsibility...
...crossing, some six hours better than her previous time. Heading on to Havre Commandant Rene Pugnet and his crew were prouder than ever of holding the Blue Ribbon of the Atlantic in fact, if not on shipboard. Still secure in Italian hands is the actual trophy, to remain so for some six weeks more, as prescribed by Donor Harold Hales. Then, when the three months that the Rex is entitled to it are up, the trophy will pass to the Normandie in a ceremony dear to French hearts but probably taking place in New York for publicity purposes...
WHEN radio announcers introduce a certain number called Stardust, they still reverently tell the audience that the composer is Hoagy Carmichael. Most song writers usually remain anonymous over the air--while the orchestra gets the credit...
...University of Wisconsin next called him in 1932 to serve as its law dean and as professor of law. He was not permitted to remain at Glenn Frank's University long, for President Roosevelt spotted him for one of the then key-stone posts of the Administration, chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. For four months all the labor troubles in the country passed beneath his eyes, after which he returned to his Wisconsin post...