Word: speaking
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Richard became one of the Grand Old Men of world science. Last week he visited the U. S. as a sort of goodwill envoy of British learning, making speeches on the philosophy of science and its mission in a disquieted world. This week Sir Richard is scheduled to speak at the winter meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Richmond, where he will undoubtedly be lionized...
...guests of Great Britain," the card began. "Politeness and good behaviour will ensure a kind reception and sympathy for you everywhere. Do not speak loudly in the streets, particularly at night. Be considerate about the comfort of other people, and avoid damaging the property and furniture of others." The card concluded with a Nelsonian touch: "Never forget that England's opinion of German refugees depends upon your behaviour...
...years I clung to Professor Lowes's coat-tails, and for the last fifteen I have been sitting at his feet. It is difficult to speak directly of the loss involved in his retirement, but it may be said that he has quickened generations of students and in his writings he has bridged the gap between scholarship and criticism. He has made criticism learned and scholarship exciting. If any literary scholar of our time has raised a monument more lasting than bronze--and 'a stately pleasure-dome'--Professor Lowes has done...
...with heretical or inconvenient priests. Lately Father Coughlin has been abusing Jews. Last week the nation's most popular and liberal Cardinal, Chicago's George William Mundelein, fresh from a visit to the Vatican, issued a statement over the radio that "Father Coughlin is not authorized to speak for the Catholic Church, nor does he represent the doctrine or sentiments of the Church." Retorted Father Coughlin: "No priest . . . no bishop . . . and no Cardinal speaks for the whole Church. Only the Pope speaks for the Church...
...Walsh, former instructor in the department of Government and Economics, and one of the protagonists in the famous Walsh-Sweezy dismissal dispute that has been prominent for the last two years, will speak today. The topic will be "The National Labor Relations Board Faces a Crisis; the talk will take place in Phillips Brooks House at five o'clock...