Word: session
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...next six days the mock session went on continuously. Alliance members slept in their chairs or on the floor. The number of demonstrators increased to 250 and the "Assembly" appointed two "sergeants-at-arms" to keep the children from romping too noisily around the Speaker's desk during speeches. A delegation had a friendly interview with Governor Hoffman, demanded the immediate reconvening of the Legislature. The Governor asked the Legislature to do so. The Assembly leaders agreed, then lost their nerve. Instead, a handful of Assemblymen and Senators gathered informally at Newark for a club conference...
...darkest clouds have rolled away," said he with a wave of his fork. "Final settlement of the war in Africa will be possible after the next session of the League of Nations...
...Philadelphia the spotlight centered on four rangy, good-natured University of Texas runners who advertised their State's Centennial celebration by staging their first practice session in ten-gallon hats, high-heeled boots, leather jackets. First day of the meet they changed to shorts and silk jerseys, trotted out to show spectators how they had smashed the world's record for the 880-yd. relay a fortnight before in Austin...
...time librarian, the present room in the music building being grossly inadequate, with no writing tables supplied, and closed at inconvenient hours. Further, several practising rooms are needed in the music building. At present no student can play a piano or victrola at any time when classes are in session, which means most of the day. Sound proof practising rooms should be installed at once and better facilities for playing victorla records (of which there are plenty) supplied...
Month ago the Virginia General Assembly passed this law. The South Carolina Legislature has it under consideration. North Carolina may possibly have a special session to act on it. Arch-enemy of the Roosevelt Administration that he is, Governor Talmadge of Georgia, the fourth state which produces flue-cured tobacco (used in cigarets), will call no special session of his legislature to pass a New Deal law. Therefore the Federal legislation provides that for 1936 the compact should go into effect if the growers of Georgia form an association to carry out a similar voluntary program and the other...