Word: vies
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Commonweal's reversal last week called attention to a widening split among Catholics over Spain. The publications of the British Dominican order (Blackfriars) and the French Dominicans (La Vie Intellectuelle), and the (Dominican-inspired) secular Temps Present in Paris also have attacked Franco, plumped for nonpartisanship. Recently Author Georges Bernanos, French Catholic and Rightist, assailed Franco in a book (Grands cimetières sous la lune), and last week he was joined by another Catholic writer, Victor Montserrat, who defended the Loyalist Basque clergy (Le Drame d'un peuple incompris). The split was dramatized after the recent World...
...Panama Pacific's debt to the U. S.,* it got title to the three ships. Already operating 47 cargo ships, the Commission planned to use the new ones as the nucleus of a "luxury" passenger and commercial line to the east coast of South America, to vie with the eager efforts of Nazi and Fascist shipping to corner trade in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. Awaiting bids this week on the task of refurbishing the vessels with deck swimming pools, gay Lido decks, more spacious cabins and airconditioning, the Commission was even considering the ingratiating idea of changing the names...
Last month, in the presence of King Leopold III, a solemn ceremony at the Brussels Conservatoire Royal de Musique inaugurated the second Concours Ysaÿe. This time not violinists but pianists were to vie for honors.*From 22 nations came nearly 100 eager candidates, aged 15 to 30, chosen in most cases by national competition. Largest contingents were from England (13), Germany (12), Italy (12), France (n). Australia, China and Uruguay each sent one. The U. S. was meagrely represented by three pianists who happened to be in Europe. Only U. S. entry with any reputation...
Clashing for the 145 pound championship among the Houses, David D. Malcolm of Kirkland House will endeavor to keep his house in the lead against John Keppel of the Elephants. 155 pounder Arthur Gray '40 of the Pioneers will vie with Peter E. Illman '40 from Adams, who was captain of last year's Freshman wrestling team...
...large group of youngsters who had been training with diligence and determination during her reign, five little pretenders-to-the-throne met last week at Ardmore, Pa. to vie for her crown. On the navy-blue ice of the Philadelphia Skating Club's elegant new rink, the five little ladies, all under 21, traced out their prescribed school figures (first half of the program) with such hairline accuracy that the five solemn judges almost required the services of a Philadelphia lawyer to decide which performance was the best...