Word: virginia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Edwin A. Alderman, president of the University of Virginia. Reason: "the spirit of liberalism, instead of cautious stand-pattism...
Captain Sharp, who succeeds Major Wogan as polo coach, is from the 16th Field Artillery of Fort Meyer, Virginia, and is a three goal player in the army. For two years he played through the Pacific Coast championships on the Honolulu team. He has also had experience playing throughout most of the country on army teams. Followers of the sport will remember that Captain J. S. Tate and Lieutenant G. C. Benson, also from Fort Meyer, played on the army team that won the Junior championship two years...
Alarmed, peppery little Senator Carter Glass of Virginia sent a telegram to Manhattan. Reassuring, lively little Chairman John J. Raskob of the Democracy telegraphed back: "The story of Jack Johnson being authorized to speak on behalf of the Democratic National Committee is cheap Republican propaganda. Johnson has no connection with this committee in any capacity...
...Beaconsfield Club in Montreal last week Virginia Wilson of Chicago, defeated Peggy Wattles of Buffalo, 5 up and 4 to play for the Canadian women's golf championship. Dora Virtue, of Montreal, was triumphant over Edith Quier, of Reading. Pa., in the second round. The Quier-Virtue score was 2 up, i to play...
...Virginia and a baker's dozen of other U. S. states have laws providing for the sterilization of mental defectives. Passage of such laws is difficult. Mental hygienists, sociologists, doctors were obliged to argue tactfully with diffident legislators. When doctors tried to sterilize some of the defectives appeal was made to the U. S. Supreme Court. Mr. Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes curtly quieted objections. Said he: "Three generations of imbeciles are enough." Such laws are constitutional (TIME...