Word: succeed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Paul Howard '17, has been appointed to succeed Dr. Marshall Henry Bailey as Medical Advisor for students in the University, it was announced last night...
...choosing a new Minister to Egypt, to succeed Senator Willis' friend, J. Morton Howell, the President listened to Senator Swanson (Virginia) and prepared to elevate Franklin Mott Gunther, a "career man" from New York and Virginia and whose 20-year service has embraced France, Nicaragua, Portugal, Brazil, Norway, Britain, Holland, Italy and the Mexican division of the State Department...
After several days of negotiations, the Wafd demanded and obtained as a minimum sop to its prestige, the resignation of Sarwat and his cabinet. Prognostications were that Nahass Pasha would again attempt to force the creation of a Wafd cabinet, and might possibly be permitted to succeed if he would convey a secret pledge of "good behavior" to Baron Lloyd...
...Eliot said to us not so many years ago: 'The fear of losing one's job has kept education in America fifty years behind its possible improvement.' . . . If I read the times aright, the chambers of commerce, the Lowells, the associations of mayors and governors will succeed in their protests against the rising costs of education. Then our magnificent high schools will follow in the tracks of Napoleon the Little to an inglorious end at some Sedan...
...home, bustled up to greet Harvard's Lowell, attended teas, smiled maternally for petulant photographers, said little for publication, was awarded an especially created degree, G. L. (Gracious Lady), by the Massachusetts Teachers' Federation. A mathematics master, Harry C. Barber of Philips-Exeter Academy, was elected to succeed Miss Adair as president at the next convention...