Word: thorough
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...loss and their appreciation of his work. Mr. Hanford said: "The resignation of Mr. Joseph Hamlen as general secretary of the Alumni Association is a great loss to Harvard University. He has not only taken an enthusiastic interest in the affairs of the college but has had a thorough understanding of its educational policies and work. For this reason he has been especially helpful in his work among the graduates and also in giving advice to those of as here in Cambridge. Fortunately his new position will not take him further than Boston, so that he will still be available...
...Author. Mr. Seitz is 66, an authority on Whistler, Pulitzer, pirates. He is a thorough investigator of uncommon Americans, a resident of Brooklyn. He was business manager of the New York World from...
...Renaissance. A CENTURY OF FASHION-Jean Philippe Worth-Little, Brown ($7.50). Three generations of dressmakers dictate to society dowagers, famous actresses, and ladies of the evening. THE TWILIGHT OF THE AMERICAN MIND-Walter B. Pitkin-Simon & Schuster ($3.50). Provocative, logical, but curiously perverted warning against too much education, too thorough eugenics. *A managing editor of the Herald was asked if his office had any list of ''sacred cows." He replied: ''How in hell can I be expected to carry the names of all the members of the Union Club in my mind." *His father died...
...Harvard Dramatic Club's play, "Fiesta", the Boston city authorities have adduced evidence to bolster the suspicion of their fair-minded intelligence in matters which they say affect public morality. Their action clicked with that quick efficiency which is prompted by eagerness, or at least by a thorough relish...
...ever established corners in all four of the major markets-wheat, corn, oats and cotton. Though prosecuted under the Sherman Law for acting "in restraint of trade" Mr. Patten always denied that he was a "speculator," maintaining that his ability to forecast grain prices resulted from his thorough knowledge of crop conditions...