Word: tokio
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Although only 37 years of age, Landis has already had a brilliant career as a scholar, legal expert, and government official He was born in Tokio, the son of a Presbyterian missionary. His first education was received there, for he did not come to America until he was 13. In 1917 he entered Princeton, where he was outstanding in both studies and athletics, and after graduation he attended the Harvard Law School from which he was graduated in 1924. He continued his studies and the following year became a doctor of judicial science...
Less philosophical and consequently more confused are the Japanese policemen. Tokio possesses the largest red light district in the world, covering a square mile, but instead or protecting the wild life in this valuable preserve, the constabulary has begun to crack down and has closed the taxi dance halls, so called. That this is but the first move in a drive to clean up Tokio for the Olympic Games visitors in 1940 is proof positive that however much they may themselves believe it, the Japs do not as yet thoroughly understand Western civilization. Mayor Cermak or any other executive...
...fact that Father Coughlin has shut up takes the sting from the impetuosity of the Tokio police. That is the best news that has come in a long while. GROUNDHOG
Another trophy, from Keio University in Tokio, was brought back with the team, and has rested in its case in the H. A. A. office ever since. It is expected, however, that both gifts will soon take their places beside others in a trophy case of The University. Harvard presented these two teams with mahogany baseball bats when it met them on its tour during the summer...
Tidbits From Tokio...