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...their children, grandchildren, etc.) that they had perfect attendance records in the House during the first session of the 69th Congress. These Representatives never missed a roll call, whether for a quorum or a vote: Cannon,† Missouri; Green, Florida; Hill, Washington; Huddleston, Alabama; Quin and Rankin, Mississippi; Swank, Oklahoma, Democrats; McLaughlin and Mapes, Michigan; Miller, Washington, Republicans...
...nose. If to be a Fascist one must be a true Roman, that Bergeracian appendage is essential. Premier and policeman, both must guard the nasal bridge, valiant as Horatius, and twice as undemocratic. For democracy, if it does not predicate complete denasalization, at least suggests a diminution of nasal swank. The affair, indeed, is after all, quite conversational...
...suppose, that the college hero holds his place because he is six foot two, has curly blond hair and blue eyes and talks baby-talk to flappers? Is it true that the ambition of every student is to get thoroughly plastered, hang around Mory's and Poll's and swank up and son Chapel street? Is it true that books are held in deep disdain, that "Heeling" the new and other institutions with hope of one day hearing the delirium-producing words. "Go to your room!" shouted at one is the great goal...
...Swank, G.L., teaching...
...Science and National Economy, p. 248; S. N. Patten, Economic Basis of Protection, pp. 54-80. In practice-R. P. Porter, Bread Winners Abroad, Chaps. 16, 28, 49, 51, 53, 56, 57, 84, 104; E. A. Hartshorn, Wages, Living and Tariff; Roach in International Review, Vol. 13, p. 455; Swank, Our Bessemer Steel Industry, p. 23; Harper's Mag., Vol. 74, p. 780; Consular Reports, No. 40, p. 340; C. D. Wright in Forum...