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Between transatlantic telephone calls (see p. 9), President Hoover told the convention (and the U. S. over a nation-wide hook-up): "Despite differences of language, tradition and custom, the youth of the world have found in the organization a common ground for spiritual training and service to their Church, community and country. . . . The best index to its purposes and values are the principles it stands for . . . International peace . . . sobriety . . . character . . . righteousness and respect for law." Spontaneously, as the President finished his speech, the convention jumped to its feet, burst into the Doxology: "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow...
...Croatian village, in what is now Jugoslavia? was something the like of which he had never actually seen. He pictured it curved, pointed at one end, fastened to a string at the other. The child modeled a piece of iron according to his vision and thus had the hook which he needed to catch frogs. Similarly he completely visualized his induction motor, his coils and transformers, all his inventions, before he sketched and constructed them. He has unlimited confidence in his visual inventiveness. He no longer bothers to build, seldom bothers to make notes. He simply reclines and cerebrates...
...fortnight ago Sir Arthur Keith remarked: "Nature keeps her human orchard healthy by pruning and war is her pruning hook." This was during his rectorial address at the University of Aberdeen, and was the mature judgment of a great anthropologist, the 1927 president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science...
...some 200 persons, mostly girls, some young and lithe, some young and statuesque. They made weary travelers stop and stare. Surrounded by luggage, scented with flowers and perfume, bright with jewelry, they laughed, giggled, squeaked shrilly. Flashlights were taken. In the centre of the group stood a grey-haired, hook-nosed man puffing a big cigar. He was Florenz Ziegfeld. About him were the stars, the 70 "glorified" girls, the dance directors, technical men, wardrobe mistresses, musicians et al. of the forthcoming Follies, first in four years. With farewell whoops, the troupers trooped down the stairs to their special train...
...ponderously about the ring. Camera pushing his great fist, Redmond pawing helplessly for less than a minute; then Camera upset his opponent with a well-aimed right to the jaw. Redmond arose unsteadily at the count of eight, went down and out a minute later under a curving left hook that literally wrapped about his jaw and chin. ¶ Aubrey Boomer. British pro for the St. Cloud Club, near Paris: the French Open Golf championship at Deauville, with a 291. Tied for second were Argentine Thomas Genta, Percy Alliss. British pro for the Wannsee Golf Club, Berlin...