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...William Rutherford Mead (McKim, Mead & White) gave Benito Mussolini 10,000 lire ($500) in gratitude for his aid in transporting the body of her husband to Rome for burial. Cyril Clemens, cousin of Mark Twain and president of the Mark Twain Society of Webster Groves, Mo., gave him as token of esteem the society's gold medal, inscribed: Mussolini-Great Educator...
...same token the Scholastic Aptitude Test offers far better criteria on a man's capacity than the New Plan. This is probably of more significance than the first point, for it indicates that the intelligence of a student can better be judged by a mental test than by a carefully prepared examination on the subjects that are drilled into him by secondary schools...
There are certain obvious advantages in this procedure. The able student, unhindered by the mediocre, will be able to advance more rapidly in the course and will go more deeply into the subject under the guidance of a seasoned instructor. By the same token, the laggard will gain the benefit of greater personal attention and a more explicit study of the difficult problems. Moreover, there are usually Seniors who are taking the course in preparation for divisional. In the past, the less mature members have impeded the progress of the more advanced students and have often reduced the discussions...
Hero v. Hero. In contrast to the obscurity that was Lindbergh's prior to May 1927, "Doudou" Coste was France's idol of the air long before he started his latest flight. By the same token, perhaps, France was not quite so delirious with astonished rejoicing over Coste's success as it had been upon Lindbergh's dramatic landing at Le Bourget. A veteran War flyer, 38 years old, with six world records in flying already to his credit, Coste had instilled some of his own confidence into his people. They knew and shared...
...great pleasure to present to you this Congressional medal in commemoration of your achievements in aviation (pause). I'm sure the sentiments expressed by Congress in this token (pause) are shared by the American people...