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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...very tall young man who is all these things grinned at the reporters and refused to be a personage. "I am here on a lecture tour," he said. "My purpose is to talk about lion hunting?as a hunter, not a scientist. I shall show motion pictures, and lantern slides, and generally conduct myself like any other lecturer." Questions flowed. Q: "Do you like to dance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SWEDEN: Candid Prince | 1/17/1927 | See Source »

...Kalish went on tour. Shy, roundheaded, soft-eyed and massive, he shook hands gently with mid-western art groups and, rolling up his sleeves, showed his big muscles to anyone asking about them. "Michelangelo was strong, like me," he said. "You have to be strong to do-these things. ..." In Cleveland his Christ, one of the most widely advertised pieces of sculpture in the U. S., was exhibited. Many expressed approval. Buyers-were few. A middle-aged lady, struck by its strong religious content (which, she explained to a reporter, particularly appealed to her because of family troubles encountered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Glorified Workers | 1/17/1927 | See Source »

...your Christianity." In these words of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. J.H. Holmes summed up the Indian leader's view of Christianity in a recent interview with a CRIMSON reporter. Dr. Holmes, professor of Philosophy at Swarthmore College and a member of the Society of Friends, has just completed a tour around the world, during which he spent some time in India. He had several opportunities of conversing with Gandhi. He was present at the meeting of the All-Indian Congress and had the honor of being the only westerner ever allowed to speak from their platform...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MAHATMA GANDHI SAYS HE BELIEVES IN CHRIST BUT NOT CHRISTIANITY | 1/11/1927 | See Source »

...diplomat had drawn any conclusion from his social tour, it would be that the present Cabinet is a steady one. None of its members seem likely to resign at present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Iron Puddler, Moose | 1/10/1927 | See Source »

...made the tour are to participate tonight, as well as more than a score of others who complete the total roster of the clubs. The same program as that which brought applause from eight audiences last week will be presented tonight. The Banjo Club will play three numbers, and the Mandolin Club four. Eight songs are listed to be sung by the Vocal Club, although on the Christmas trip a medley of Yale, Princeton, and Harvard football songs was added to the regular program...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INSTRUMENTAL CLUBS PLAY AT JAMAICA PLAIN | 1/6/1927 | See Source »

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