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...what manner of man is Seymour Parker Gilbert? What are his qualifi cations? What is the nature of his job...
Georges Leverve, eminent French engineer, was made Commissioner of Railways. His job will be to lead the board that is to rule the mortgaged German railways...
...following estimates of books much in the public eye were made after careful consideration of the trend of critical opinion: THE HOME-MAKER-Dorothy Canfield-Harcourt Brace ($2.00). Wearily Lester Knapp lay down at night, and in the morning roused up wearier. He hated his job in the dry-goods store, and was a failure at it. His wife scrubbed the floor, harangued the children, cooked the food, ate her heart out. On the day Knapp lost his position he came home to find his house on fire; he climbed up on the icy roof, praying that he would slip...
...Southern towns, I know. His light color makes it possible for him to proceed in many cases without interference, where a man who was obviously a Negro would fail. He has, however, very nearly been killed several times, has exposed himself to great risks for the sake of his job, and is a fearless, clear-headed propagandist for the tolerance that he knows is the right of his race, in the sight of God. That his feeling is not a calm one can be shown by a quotation from an article of his in the New York Evening Post some...
...Wright, at that time Editor of the New York Globe. Excellent! But-without wishing to prejudge the utility of such a body, the creation of which is surely a step in the right direction, it is significant that membership belongs not to the man, but to the job! ... It is ironic and significant that the author of this code is no longer in a position to enforce its practice and that several who took prominent parts in the proceedings are no longer eligible to meet with this gathering...