Word: term
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...East St. Louis, Illinois' fourth city, Mayor John T. Connors, Democrat, was elected to a third term, despite the fact that he and two of his henchmen had recently been under indictment for winking at gambling. No one was much surprised. In grimy, roistering East St. Louis, such an accusation is about the best endorsement a politician can have...
...learned that near Geneva there was something called an Ecumenical Institute, where Christians of all non-Roman denominations and nationalities met and studied together, he and his congregation decided that Pastor Benczur must attend. Last fortnight, at the closing session of the Institute's second three-month term, Pastor Benczur rose to speak to his fellow students. Said he: "I feel like the finger of an outstretched hand...
...first term was for lay leaders. The second group of 38, graduated last fortnight, consisted of ministers and theological students. Each day for the past three months they have listened to lectures, studied, prayed and talked together. There were ministers and students from all over Europe. Union Theological Seminary's Reinhold Niebuhr turned up for a series of lectures during the final week...
Late this month the Institute's next term will begin-this time for Christian youth leaders. Meetings for the summer months will include one for Christian politicians, one for professors, one for doctors. The World Council's new Institute is finding no lack of outstretching hands...
Blissful dreams of spring will be temporarily jolted from the heads of all college men on Monday, with the release of long-awaited mid-term grades at Hunt Hall...