Word: foremost
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...discovery of America must always rank among the foremost accomplishments of a single man's genius and purpose against discouragement, ridicule and ignorance. . . . Columbus holds place as one of the few greatest among men. ... It was fitting that a son of Italy& should have been marked by destiny. . . . It is the fortune of our country to have attracted thither an impressive number of the sons and daughters of this land where leadership and lofty talent have so long found noble fruition. . . ."-Calvin Coolidge, by letter, to the Italian Benevolent Society, among whose honorary presidents are Alfred Emanuel Smith...
...answer to this question may be found in the placing of some of the more important undergraduate positions on a remunerative basis. The major sport managerships, the presidency of the CRIMSON, and the presidency of the Phillips Brooks House, which are generally considered among the foremost student positions, are in fact real jobs, as stringent proportionally in their demands on time and energy of men whose resources are already taxed as an executive place in a corporation. The counter attractions to the part of student leaders that are now making themselves felt will be doubly powerful in a decade. Undergraduates...
Having travelled 8,000 miles to and fro through the Solid South, Nominee Robinson said: "Without doubt, the religious question is foremost...
...held under the auspices of the American Ethical Union, in Repertory Hall, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. This Sunday at 10.30 o'clock, Dr. David S. Muzzey '93. Professor of American History at Columbia, will speak on "Liberty and Authority in Religion" Dr. Muzzey has been called the foremost American historian. His books have been tabooed by nationalists in Chicago and elsewhere, but are admired by scholars. He will consider such questions as,-"Should Catholics or Fundamentalists, or any group, even indirectly control our schools or colleges?-and how far should church, or state, control our reading and speech...
...added most distinction to the exhibitions in the old Casino. Painter John Christen Johansen came first to Stockbridge to visit his good friend Walter Leighton Clark. Enchanted, he remained to colonize, paint. Great and friendly is the rivalry between Painter Johansen and Painter Jean MacLane. Both rank with the foremost U. S. portrait painters, whose canvasses are held bargains...