Word: syndics
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...between France and Spain has no strategic or economic importance it remains a feudal relic. The 5,200 Catalan-speaking citizens make a hard living by keeping sheep and goats and rolling cheap cigarettes. They rule themselves through a legislative Council General of 24 members and an executive First Syndic. Co-princes of Andorra are the Spanish Bishop of Urgel and the President of France, who, as head of the French Republic, inherits the suzerainty of the 11th-t015th Century Counts of Foix...
Among the books, many given by Paul J. Sachs, '00, Syndic of the University Press, is a book of letters from T. E. Shaw, better known as Lawrence of Arabia. Others by Kipling, Richard Aldington, and Albrecht Durer, sixteenth century engraver, make up the exhibit...
...hoary, leather-faced council members and First Syndic (president) of the tiny 190-sq. mi. territory of Andorra, the world's oldest republic, which nestles atop the Pyrenees between Spain and France, gathered in solemn conclave last week to decide whether to admit to their country a tough-mugged gentleman who styled himself Alex Abraham Sikorski, alias "Kid Tiger," onetime trigger man for Gangster Al Capone...
...have been autonomous since 1278 A.D.," declared Andorra's First Syndic (Chief Executive), "and the Neutral Republic of Andorra will remain...
...Scott, Associate of the Royal Academy and Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, who, with Lady Scott, is a guest of President Lowell. With him are Alwyn F. Scholfield, Fellow of King's College and Librarian of Cambridge University, C. F. Cooper, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, who is syndic of the University Library, H. C. Stanford, St. John's College, secretary of the University library, and H. C. Marshall, Trinity College, secretary of the building board and connected with the library. The latter two men are staying as guests of Lowell House while the former two are staying...