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French Republic . . . the most sacred pledges that, whatever happens, they will fight to the end, be it bitter or be it glorious...
...same Fair that had flopped financially last year. This time it was managed, not by glorious, gardeniaed Director Grover Whalen, but by Manhattan Banker Harvey Dow Gibson. Installed by the bondholders (issues outstanding: $23,000,000) to reduce or wipe out the Whalen deficit, Harvey Gibson did not attempt to remake the fabulous panorama on Flushing Meadows. He simply changed its atmosphere, discarding the austere conception of a World of Tomorrow, promising in its stead "a welcome as sincere and friendly as that of the old-fashioned county fair." Chummy, folksy releases cascaded from the offices of Leo Casey...
Since Great Britain and France seem unable to preserve unaided their glorious civilization and ours, and since the students of Harvard and the people of America do not appear anxious to follow the noble example of some members of the Faculty, we propose that the Departments of History and Government pursue their avowed ideals by jointly and formally declaring war on Germany. Philip J. Davis '43, Roger T. Fritz '43, Peter L. Simon '43, Thaddeus L. Smith...
When he went to Persia in 1925, the graduating class at Teheran University asked him to make a speech on philosophy. Instead, he told them about Persia's own glorious artistic past. The young Persians, who knew more about Henry Ford than they did about Darius, were surprised. Pope was asked to do it again before the Cabinet. The Prime Minister, who became the Shah that year, was so impressed that he gave Pope permission to ransack the art treasures of the country. Pope, sometimes disguised as a Moslem convert, has photographed and collected art works in every part...
...British musical took her to Manhattan. Back in England, Producer-Director Herbert Wilcox signed her up, patiently brought her along, picture by picture, from musicomedy to solemn historical roles. In eight years they made 14 pictures together. Among them: Victoria the Great (which made the Neagle reputation international) ; Sixty Glorious Years (Victorian impersonation No. 2) ; Nurse, Edith Cavell...