Word: rowlands
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...college woman advanced abruptly to the front of aviation news last week when Ruth Rowland Nichols, Wellesley graduate, flew the first non-stop flight from New York to Miami. The direct route took the plane often out of sight of land; flying 12 hours from field to field. Miss Nichols has made many flights; en route to Miami she piloted the plane for a five hour stretch. With her were Harry Rogers, President of the Rogers Air Line of Miami ; and Major M. K. Lee, business and sportsman. Said Miss Nichols: "Major Lee demonstrated his faith in my flying ability...
...Purcell, Rowland v. Van Devanter--Baker, Copass...
Unlike Miss Mary Byrne, Miss Emily Rowland, who taught school in New York and Virginia, always found a charm in the monotony of her career. A year ago, the University of the State of New York awarded her the degree of Doctor of Letters; last week she celebrated her 100th birthday in Sherwood, N. Y., where she lives, saying: "Both boys and girls are better than they were fifty years ago. . . . When I was a girl all boys thought that it was the thing to do to be fast and impertinent. . . . The girls in my youth were neither...
...Yale, the 227th Freshman Class heard from the lips of President James Rowland Angell that physical health is the first requirement for success. Blond, curly-headed Warren Pershing, son of General John J. Pershing, was one of those thus instructed. ¶ At Smith College, the Freshman class numbered 15 granddaughters of Smith alumnae...
...largest city-manager city is Cleveland. Dr. Hatton wrote Cleve land's present charter, effective since 1924. Cleveland's city man ager is William Rowland Hop kins, portly, amiable, obedient, elder brother of famed Stage Producer Arthur Hopkins...