Word: statesmen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Once again the time had come for U.S. colleges and universities to honor the nation's notables. In solemn ceremonies on scores of U.S. campuses last week, statesmen, artists, writers, scholars and soldiers were one by one receiving the scrolls and hoods of brand-new honorary degrees...
There will be no special celebration this June to commemorate the occasion. But scholarly, debonair Whitney Griswold might well stand in awe of his responsibility. By virtue of his office as 16th president of Yale, he has become automatically one of the top educational statesmen in the U.S., the head of one of the world's dozen ranking universities, the custodian of a great tradition. The university which grew from the little school founded 250 years ago in a farmhouse at Branford, Conn, descends in a direct line from such ancient seats of learning as the University of Paris...
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker: "It's a tragic thing to have happen at a time like this to one of the greatest soldier-statesmen America has ever...
...force into battle, he was authorized to bomb their bases in Manchuria. In short, it was for the Chinese to decide whether to give MacArthur a new plan of battle. Meanwhile, behind the Yalu, the Reds concentrated troops and aircraft, held the initiative awarded to them by the statesmen...
...community was in for a surprise. Under Matthews' son John, the school began to flourish, and soon the sons of statesmen, bankers, and judges were trooping up the hill (among them: Army Secretary Frank Pace, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert A. Lovett, Pan American's Juan Trippe). Last week, as The Hill celebrated its 100th anniversary with 13 simultaneous alumni dinners in 13 cities, it had long since earned its reputation as one of the top boys' prep schools...