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That would have been the best day for Death to have waved a hand at William van Schaick. An investigation proved that despite a record of 40 years' service he had been guilty of criminal neglect in not having useful firehose, staunch lifeboats, life-preservers that would float; for allowing rubbish to collect in the store rooms; for having a crew made up, without apparent exception of yokels, cravens or imbeciles; for not giving this crew fire drills...
...declined the deanship of the University of Detroit." The University of Detroit, a catholic institution did not offer him the deanship but the municipal College of the City of Detroit through the Board of Education did. Before Dr. Hatton declined, Mayor John W. Smith of Detroit, wanting no staunch advocate of the city manager system on the city payrolls, vigorously assailed the appointment and threatened to veto it. HAROLD E. ROE Detroit, Mich...
...administrator. When Military Governor of Cuba he led the fight to stamp out yellow fever, put a turbulent island in order, ready for independence in 1902. When Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army he became the "Father of Plattsburg, " the creator of civilian military training camps, a staunch friend of "preparedness...
...Amherst voice sound forth to deny that, a "good" man having just been found, a "great" man might almost immediately displant him. But solace for President Pease, if he needed any, lay in the fact that one of his staunchest friends and promoters was Amherst Trustee Dwight W. Morrow, staunch friend and promoter, politically, and also classmate, of President Coolidge...
...Ramsay Macdonald is still treasurer of the party!" said his staunch supporter, Secretary of the party Arthur Henderson last week with emphasis. "Moreover I can promise his enemies that at the next actual party conference a way will be found to reelect him treasurer...