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John Dewey: Most renowned of living American philosophers, we rejoice to add our sprig of laurel to his crown...
...Smith and his Copley-Plaza orchestra will provide music at the dance. The room will be illumirated by a system of indirect lighting, while panels, bearing the three rabbits and the oak sprig of Leverett and Adams Houses, will be placed over the windows...
...year, fathers of students have been invited when their sons were at High Table, a pleasant innovation. The best occasion was undoubtedly the dinner given for President Lowell on his birthday. But the Christmas dinner cannot be left unmentioned. At the latter, each student found at his place a sprig of holly and a book plate from the Library with the regular "ex libris . . . ." crossed out and "Merry Christmas from the Master and Mrs. Coolidge," written...
...second phase of President Hoover's plan-unlimbering the Federal Reserve System-called for another fund, of from $500,000,000 to $1,000,000,000 of Government money. This would resolve within the Reserve System, assisting closed banks to repay their depositors. Farmers were handed a sprig of hope in the suggestion that the Government be authorized to buy more stock in the Federal Land Banks...
...incorporated, his fortune estimated at $50,000,000. His motto: "Never take a partner." When he was made a baronet in 1902, this changed to "Labor Omnia Vincit" ("Work conquers all") beneath a coat of arms with a crest showing two arms crossed, the horny hands clutching a sprig of tea plant, a sprig of coffee plant. All his life Sir Thomas loved ships, owned a steam yacht before he was interested in sailing. He first challenged for the America's Cup in 1899 with Shamrock, followed in 1901, 1903, 1920, 1930 by successive Shamrocks. He never...