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...King-Emperor, upon receiving the resignation of Viscount Cave, and being, doubtless aware of his critical condition, promptly elevated him to the rank of Earl. His charm, straightforwardness, and singularly active common sense were recalled as men ran over a few of the great offices which he has held: Attorney General to Edward of Wales (1914-15), Solicitor General (1915-16), Home Secretary (1916-19) and, since 1924, Lord High Chancellor...
Most lamentably the effects of an abdominal operation brought Death to Earl Cave last week after he had enjoyed his new title for less than a day. Of him the London Times, said with a justice finer than eulogy, "Although he cannot be reckoned among the greatest in the long, brilliant roll of Lord High Chancellors of England, he must rank as a sound lawyer. . . . None excelled him in ... sanity of judgment...
...Douglas Hogg. Someone must always be Lord High Chancellor, but to have chosen a new one fit to rank "among the greatest," last week, would probably have meant returning to the Woolsack the brilliant Earl of Birkenhead, who sat thereon during 1919-22, but is now Secretary of State for India. Patently Lord Birkenhead does not want to impair his chances of perhaps someday becoming Prime Minister by again withdrawing from the hot arena of politics to the lofty precincts of the Lord High Chancellor. Therefore, last week, His Majesty was "advised" by the Baldwin Cabinet to call...
...Dental School where there was little opportunity for social life. Due to the fact that the student body was very small in numbers, this work was directed mainly among the new men. With this in mind, the committee, made up of the secretary, with William Malerick, G. Earl Thompson, William Wiley, and David Weisberger, looked after the new men and saw that they became acquainted with each other, and the other students in the school. The question of monthly "get-togethers" was discussed but considered to be inadvisable because of the small student body...
...Wool Growers and Stockmen's Association of South Dakota recently hired two fliers to eliminate coyotes from their sheep-grazing lands. In one day's hunting Charles Orlup and Earl Wilson shot down...