Word: rule
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Other Topics. The tariff, reapportionment of districts from which representatives are elected, and Vice President Dawes' proposal for a cloture rule in the Senate, all may receive consideration but probably nothing serious in the way of action...
...pleasure and an honor to the fraternity to present to you this gavel. It is not intrinsically a treasure nor is it a battle axe to rule the unruly. Rather, it is a symbol of the devotion, respect and affection of Dekes throughout the United States for a great Deke and gallant gentleman who is assuming the high office of Speaker of the House of Representatives. It is an expression of our confidence in the worthiness with which the office of Speaker will be administered in the 69th Congress, and lets you know that D. K. E.* backs...
...Jones is Exception to Rule...
...example of an exception to this rule is mentioned in T. A. D. Jones, the Yale mentor. He was both a star performer and an excellent coach...
Asked whether college men attain unusual successes on the stage, he replied, "College men as actors are, as a rule, remarkably successful at football. No, I have noticed few college men do anything sensational in dramatics. Schools of dramatic art an universities are fine for the student's amusement, but I'm convinced that they cannot manufacture actors. Nothing can give a man what he must have to be a good comedian, for example. A comedian to be successful must be intensely sincere. He is not an actor, he is a comedian. He must have comedy and laughter...