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...even in the Government, but is the Secretary of the Communist Party. Trotzky, whatever you hear, will always be a factor. Since he is Commissioner of Concessions, we did most of our business with him. Even a prejudiced person cannot talk to him without realizing the enormous vigor and capacity of the man. He is a 'humdinger.' "I had made something of a study of Russia last spring on a trip with my father-in-law, Samuel M. Vauclain, of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, and so Mr. Harriman suggested that my wife and I come along with...
...work of the fund in combatting race I prejudice is undoubtedly praiseworthy as far it goes. Why an international student organization such as this professes to be should not carry on with equal vigor a war against religious prejudice, it is difficult to understand...
...first view of something they had been hearing about from other cities: the Glorification of the U. S. Workingman by Max Kalish, sculptor. Rich men and poor men went, for a Detroit art critic told them: "He deals. . . in the human symbols for certain sterling human qualities-strength, vigor, integrity, the beauty of a well-knit body and the fundamental character essential to a good craftsman. . . . His bronzes . . . should appeal to a large audience in Detroit, a city where men of millions know the feel of an engine throttle and the heft of a tool." They saw a barrel-chested...
...Cornell is doubtless noisiest and most irreverent of college cheers, still it has a certain vigor about it that is attractive. The original form was 'Cor-Cor-Cornell! I yell! Cornell!', but to this an addition is very frequently made to cause it to run 'Cor-Cor-Cornell! I yell like H---l! Cornell!' It is needless to add that the female members of the University prefer for it as it stood originally...
...support provided by the rest of the cast is excellent. M. Louis Ravet, as Louis XV, fulfills all the demands, which history makes upon his portrait. He is far outshone by Monsieur De Sax, who plays the role of the Due Debrissac, for there is a vigor to the performance of M. de Sax lending to many scenes that note of reality which the playwrights demand and which Mme. Sorel seems unable to give...