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...such array of talent or of enthusiasm could the President muster on his side. The best he had were Hugo LaFayette Black, Alben Barkley, Sherman Minton, Henry Ashurst, Robert La Follette. From these the level of enthusiasm and ability fell rapidly away. His reliable wheel horses Robinson, Harrison, Byrnes and others were still true, but their attitude indicated that at heart they were no more than lukewarm. Not yet forgotten was the promise of the Democratic platform, made last summer, that if the aims of the New Deal could not be accomplished within the Constitution an amendment would be proposed...
...that year, President Walter Owen Briggs, a semi-invalid, came out of retirement, overhauled his management. Such disinterested investigators as Dr. Leo Wolman of Columbia University and Whiting Williams of Cleveland testify that conditions today in the Briggs plants, while not the industry's best, do now pass muster...
...practical matter, the rule has broken down in several instances. It is hard for House officials and janitors to muster any enthusiasm for a regulation which the majority regard only with the greatest contempt. A rule, unpopular alike with administrators and students, certainly has no chance of enforcement...
...love affair. The third snaps itself abruptly to the vaudeville stage and gives us Noel asking his lovely, amazingly gifted partner, Gertrude Lawrence, "Who was that woman I saw you with last night?" The versatility of the pair is so great that the audience is highly taxed to muster the corresponding versatility that is required. As for the rest of the plays we cannot say. But all you playgoers, take your chance along with the CRIMSON Playgoer; the risk is very small...
...ages of 16 and 25, Director Williams was glad to accept 'Quoddy as a present. He will use the buildings for schoolrooms and workshops on an NYA project, build furniture and equipment for other NYA units throughout the U. S. If & when the 'Quoddy Dam passes muster with Congress, NYA will have to move out, the Army back...