Word: romane
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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With a gallery of special-interests and hangers-on breathing heavily, Mrs. Hepburn started the show by attempting to anticipate Congressional skepticism and Roman Catholic slurs. "We are not connected," she insisted, "with any commercial interest* We are here because Mrs. Sanger in her nursing experience of 20 years became convinced that Birth Control was necessary for the welfare of women. . . . Race suicide talk is just as ridiculous as was that of those who said, when we women wanted the vote, that it would destroy the home...
...every instance, and "not only that but the consent of every other adult member of the family, which is more than the statute requires." Legally Dr. Haskell seemed to be secure last week.† But not communally. Excited Auditor Williams called for a public hearing. Papal sentiment urges Roman Catholics to oppose sterilization. Jews, because of Old Testament injunctions, presume an interest. So Auditor Williams invited "spokesmen for several Catholic and Jewish organizations" to the accusatorium...
...Lauro de Basis was a convinced idealist," said Salvemini. "He sought to convince King Emmanuel to liberate Italy from Mussolini. One day in October, 1931, he flew over Rome to deluge the city with anti-fascist leaflets. After he sailed into the Roman sky that night he was never heard from again...
...Turmwaechter held its annual election at its regular meeting last evening. Howard E. Roman '36, was elected president for the coming year. Emil H. Ober '35, and Stanley Mr. Wyman '35, were elected to the executive council. Other officers chosen were: Theodore D. Steinway '36, vice-president; Earle S. Randall 1G, secretary; Hans W. Forster, Jr., treasurer...
...years old. It became widespread with the price drop that took sugar out of the luxury class in the 1830's. Such culinary guides as Carême's Maitre d'Hotel francaise, and Ranhofer's Epicurean published elaborate engravings and full directions for making Roman helmets of strawberry ice cream and pistachios, spun-sugar rabbits stuffed with puddings or parfaits, wheelbarrows of pastry filled with sugar roses. The tower of pastry with its 52 candles awaiting President Roosevelt last week was not his first crustularian masterpiece. The Roosevelt Inaugural Cake weighed...