Word: speaking
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Referring to TIME, Sept. 26, Aeronautics, and knowing its reputation for accuracy and fairness. I am writing in behalf of a good ship which cannot speak for itself-The American Nurse. I am sure that she would object to your "flew, by fits and starts, around the world last year." At best, your statement belittles. If asked for her record she might truthfully say: 1) I am the only airplane to have flown both major oceans nonstop. 2) From a beach in Japan I lifted from the sand and flew with a wing loading...
...White House portico. "Oh, Mr. President." declared Roscoe Conkling Simmons, "distress has overtaken us. We come to you in our heaviest hour. Some few have gone so far as to say you do not believe in human equality. We have been told our party has deserted the old faith. Speak. Mr. President, speak!" An emotional murmur ran through the black crowd. President Hoover spoke: "The friendship of our part)' for the American Negro has endured unchanged for 70 years. . . . Our party will not abandon or depart from its traditional duty toward the American Negro. ' Then President Hoover shook...
Governor Roosevelt continued to keep the country guessing as to his position. The Republican Press, swearing that the Bonus could not be straddled, flayed his silence as cowardly evasion. When newshawks on his special train asked him bluntly where he stood or when he would speak out one way or the other, the Democratic nominee waggled a playful finger at them and smilingly replied: "That's a secret...
...planning another "stumping" campaign this year for the Democratic presidential candidate similar to the one they carried out for Alfred E. Smith in 1928, it was announced last night. This campaign will be run in connection with the Massachusetts State Democratic Committee and the men who are to speak nightly will be taken from willing Democrats throughout the University. A call has been issued by G. W. Harrington 3L, a member of the Executive Committee of the Club, for all men interested in taking part in the work. The men will go out from Cambridge to various cities and towns...
...next regular House dinner on Thursday evening, October 6, W. B. Donham '98, dean of the Business School will be a guest and will speak after dinner in the Common room...