Word: speaking
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This protest [Julia M. Peck's letter, TIME, May 8: "I am disgusted. ... On p. 21 (TIME, April 17) you speak of Mrs. Roosevelt . . , whom we all respect and admire, as 'long-legged.' I am ashamed of you."-ED.] amazes me! I'm a sincere admirer of our admirable First Lady, who is exactly my height. I've always been vain of my long legs, pleased & flattered to hear them so referred...
When Tom Pendergast appeared in court with Tom Jr., his nephew James, and two attorneys, his mind was made up, his face was flushed. With what dignity remained to him, he took a seat before Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis, let his lawyers speak for him: guilty on both counts...
Toastmaster of the evening will be Samuel E. Morison '08, professor of History. William J. Bingham '16, Director of Athletics, will comment on early Harvard trophies, and Charles H. Watkins '09, Reginald Fitz '06, Marshal of the University, and Philip P. Chase '00, lecture and tutor, will speak...
...Mitchell had publicly explained by last week, when 150 bigwigs from the Hopkins faculty and Maryland's public life (including Johns Hopkins' famed Dr. Henry E. Sigerist, St. John's College's President Stringfellow Barr) gathered at a dinner to praise Dr. Mitchell, speak guardedly of "loss of tolerance" at the University. But to friends Broadus Mitchell explained privately: "The thing got to the pass where resignation was the only course. Bowman was too protesting about his tolerance-and then insulted and browbeat me on the campus...
...Greater New York Fund-community chest for 380 Catholic, Protestant, Jewish health and welfare bodies-held a dinner to rally workers. Its 1939 campaign goal: $10,000,000. Speech of the evening was made by that most coherent of speechmaking bankers, Thomas William Lament. Banker Lament did not speak of sweet charity alone. On his mind was something currently bothering many a man of good will. Said...