Word: ruler
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...ought to find him.' The president has large powers and it is hoped that he will not abuse them. Harvard society has evidently done what every human group tends to do, and most of them at some time do do, put its trust in an all powerful ruler...
Jeremiah Smith '92, who distinguished himself in extra-curriculum activities while an undergraduate as manager of the University football team, is now virtual ruler of Hungary...
...religion of high morality grew and waxed great in the border country. But, as the years passed, the independence of the Sikhs aroused the jealousy of Akbar the Great and his Imperial Muhammadan successors,* until finally a Sikh ruler, in self-protection, was forced to add militarism to the Sikh code. His name was Govind Singh. He instituted the ceremonial of baptism. When a mature Sikh youth became baptized, he added Singh (Lion) to his name-"John Jones" became "John Jones, Lion." From baptism, the youth must wear the five "K"s: 1) kes-uncut hair of the whole body...
...long character study braced with certain small sinews of plot was the author's contribution. He visualized an old man - tyrannical, wealthy, indomitable -the apoplectic patriarch whom the world recognizes as an English gentleman. He led this stubborn ruler into a shady financial transaction to insure the future of a son of his illegitimate child. He contrived to have him caught. He served him with one ast relentless dinner in which he ate sweetbreads, drank brandy, defied the doctor, died...
With these words the British Raj* turned over the State of Savantvadi- small State south of Bombay on the west coast of India-to Bapusaheb Bhosie, Indian Prince educated in England, who henceforth becomes the Sardesai (Ruler) of Savantvadi...