Word: boarding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...professorship, Mr. French felt that he must decline the school's offer. He went to the English department, forthrightly asked if he was to receive the position. As forthrightly the English board met, voted unfavorably four to three. Their fancy fell upon Assistant Professor Frederick Albert Pottle of the Graduate School, a mighty young authority on Johnsoniana...
With tumult and with shouting Pedagog French's friends and disciples, old and new, came to his aid. The Corporation solemnly convened, voted to create an extra professorship for him, submitted the proposal to the English board. Again and astoundingly came the negative vote, four to three. President James Rowland Angell accepted Pedagog French's resignation, with customary expressions of regret. The triumph of Research over Teaching seemed complete...
...licensed by Germany's Krupp Works to make the new nitralloy and nirosta (stainless) steels. The new Republic company is forming a subsidiary, Republic Research Co., which will specialize in the development of alloy steels and will be headed by Frederick J. Griffiths, Central Alloy's board chairman...
...cheeks common to runners and the round skull common to Poles, Petkiewicz had journeyed over at his own expense. Runners who are being paid for by some club may only compete for 21 days, but Petkiewicz may stay as long as he likes-long enough to get used to board tracks, on which he has never contested. He studies law in the University of Warsaw. He wears a conventional grey coat, carries a sable to put on when the wind is chilly. He holds every Polish middle-distance record from 800 to 10,000 metres and last summer beat Nurmi...
Elected. Philip R. Clarke, of Chicago; to be president of Central Trust Co. of Illinois. Joseph Edward Otis, retiring president, will become board chairman. Retiring Board Chairman Charles Gates Dawes will be Honorary Chairman...