Word: springing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...tough job for the President to give a job to William Josiah Tilson, brother of House Floor Leader John Q. Tilson of Connecticut. Last spring the President nominated him as Judge in a newly created Federal district in Georgia, but withdrew his name when the Senate showed hostility. When the long session adjourned, the President gave him a recess appointment. In the short session the President repeated this performance and last week presented Mr. Tilson with a second recess appointment. Senators were vexed. Said Senator Harris of Georgia: "If he [the President] can withdraw appointments from confirmation and make recess...
...deceptive fractiousness of the March climate in New England has lured the Vagabond into such indiscretions in the matter of overcoats, that he has contrived to contract one of those annoyingly persistent coughs which characterize Spring. He is endeavoring, however, by the use of lotions and liniments to subdue the ailment before the first Dowse lecture on Monday evening. Since Professor Kittredge is giving the series this year, the Vagabond will go to Sanders Theatre at 8 o'clock thoroughly equipped with cough drops, knowing the aversion of the erudite professor to the noisy accompaniment of a spring cold...
Contrary to previous announcements, a second baseball team will be formed this Spring to play a schedule of eleven games. The University squad will be divided into two groups, A and B. The B squad, coached by Fred Parent, a former big league player, will play the Second Team schedule...
...annual Spring Dance of the Union will be held on Friday, April 8. There will be dancing in the Living Room from 9 until 1.30 o'clock...
Only the Living Room was used at last year's Spring Dance, and the Reading Room was reserved for those who wished to sit out. It has not been decided whether the same plan will be followed this year...