Word: roots
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Union League Club, founded in 1863 on the plank of "uncompromising and unconditional loyalty to the Nation," regardless of party?a club which has since grown into a great Republican stronghold, numbering among its presidents Joseph H. Choate, Hamilton Fish, Chauncey M. Depew, Elihu Root, Charles E. Hughes, Henry P. Davison, James R. Sheffield (now Ambassador to Mexico) ?a birthday celebration was held. It was in honor of the forth coming 80th anniversary of the birth of Elihu Root...
Said Mr. Hughes: "If you ask me what I considered to be the crown of his [Mr. Root's] endeavor, I should say it was his skill in cutting through the entanglements which stood in the way of the establishment of a permanent court of international justice. His suggestion as to the method of selecting judges made that court possible...
...thinking election" since 1896. Through cold and winter weather, Chauncey M. Depew, nearly 91, went to the Pilgrim's banquet in Manhattan, spoke, saying: "What's the matter with Congress? Well, you have to be in Congress to understandd," was reflected President of the society with Elihu Root, John W. Davis, in his corps of officers...
...Among the more able graduates of the Harvard Law School are: Francis G. Caffey, onetime U. S. Attorney; Wilson M. Powell, Treasurer of the N.Y. Bar Association; Charles H. Strong, Secretary of the Bar Association; Elihu Root Jr.; Norman Hapgood; Charles E. Hughes Jr., Greenville Clark...
...individuality these words come as a shock--and more shocking because true: "Practically incessant activity with little opportunity for reflection is of at least debatable value for the average student." And for the potential creative artist? "Is it reasonable to expect Creative Genius to germinate, take root, unfold the buds--to develop steadily, surely--in such soil, such atmosphere?" With anguish the student must realize that his four years at college are not favorable--even hostile--to what true genius lies latent is his breast...