Word: foundering
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...years ago, as he entered the U. S. last week, the populace would have scurried from accusations of heresy. For usually Dominicans operated the Inquisition, with the occasional aid of Franciscans. But the Inquisition no longer exists. The Black Friars confine themselves to the main purposes of their founder, St. Dominic of Guzman (1170-1221)-to preach, teach and missionize. Master General Gillet's visit to the U. S. was chiefly to inspect the work of his chief subordinates in this country. Those chiefs are Very Rev. Raymond Meagher of Manhattan, provincial of all Dominicans east of the Rocky...
...Baby Prince Baudouin, second in succession to the Belgian crown, son of Crown Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid of Sweden, was almost immediately invested with six names, honoring both his parents' royal families. But Belgian editors scanning the catalog of names were scandalized to note that the founder of the Belgian royal house, King Leopold I (Queen Victoria's "wise Uncle Leopold") had been omitted. Next day little Prince Baudouin was officially amended to read: "Baudouin Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave," gained a pound...
Long and bitter has been the battle between the Checker Cab Manufacturing Corp. taxi interests and Yellow Cab Co. In back of Checker has been its founder and president, Morris Markin, Chicago Russian Jew. Behind Yellow Cab has been its founder and, until last year, president, John Daniel Hertz, Chicago Austrian Jew. Last January Mr. Hertz resigned from Yellow Cab, sold his interest to Parmelee Transportation Co. Last week the onward march of Cabman Markin continued when Checker acquired control of Parmelee...
...Gallienne, founder-directrix of the Civic Repertory Theatre, was last week looking for a pig. She had to have one for her friend Josephine Hutchinson to carry when she plays Alice in Wonderland. A complete search of Manhattan's pet shops failed to reveal a suitable animal so Miss Le Gallienne wrote to the press about it. What she wanted was a pig that would not grow into a hog during the course of the play's run. She preferred a quiet animal that could make its public appearance without wiggling, kicking, snorting. An occasional squeal would...
...department will of course be an invaluable aid to the numerous scientific explorations of the University. In a larger sense it may be construed as merely another sign of the continuous efforts of Harvard to keep pace with the modern world. To Doctor Rice, founder, donor and director of the School of Geography, Harvard owes a debt of gratitude which can only inadequately be expressed verbally...