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...with an appearance in Blackbirds of 1928. If he was not the first man to clog up and down a set of stairs, he is certainly the foremost practitioner of that routine. The later or developed Robinson period is probably now at its zenith. No longer does the dancer depend on gyrations for his effect, but on an economical, effortless pedal rattattattoo which is accomplished sometimes standing still, some times with but one foot...
...President's thesis: "We have had a severe shock. . . . This depression is worldwide. . . . We can make a very large degree of recovery independently of what may happen elsewhere. . . . We shall need mainly to depend upon our own strong arm for recovery as other nations are in greater difficulty than we are. . . .* We must assure a higher degree of business stability . . . any recession in American business is but a temporary halt in the prosperity of a great people...
President Hoover's advice to bankers: "This depression will be shortened largely to the degree that you feel you can instill into your clients . . . a feeling of assurance. . . . The very atmosphere of your offices will affect the mental attitude and . . . courage of the individuals who depend upon you for counsel and money...
During the year we shall engage in 375 intercollegiate games. The prestige of the college does not depend on any of these contests. No one will accuse you of having "poor-spirit" if you prefer to spend your Saturday afternoons in the library. No coach will urge you to play "for the glory of dear old Harvard...
...Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce called in William Patterson MacCracken Jr., chairman of its legal committee, demanded a hearing before the board. There was talk of a test case in court. Manufacturers?particularly of seaplanes and amphibians?were incredulous. Their whole appeal to the private flyer, upon whom they depend for much of their business, is based on the inducement of flying between city and vacation camp where lakes furnish easy, safe landing places without cost. Such lakes abound in New Jersey...