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Proclaiming that positions in his cabinet will be open to men of all parties and that Chairman Hamilton will not receive that usual sugarplum of campaign managers, the job of Postmaster-General, Governor Landon has attempted to portray himself as the St. George of civil service reform. One would like not to dispute the good intentions of the Kansas executive, for a government staff capable of rendering efficient service in modern conditions is one of the crying needs of the country. But aside from the obvious fact that cabinet positions hardly rest in a class with the rank and file...
...doubt who will that tonight I portray the ceaseless yearning of their hearts and the ambition of their minds. Let him who will, be he economic tyrant or sordid mercenary, pit his strength against this mighty upsurge of human sentiment now being crystallized in the hearts of 30,000,000 workers who clamor for the establishment of industrial democracy and for participation in its tangible fruits...
...Called the heroine of the Crimea, history will portray Florence Nightingale as the archetype of emerging social forces. She is the modern nurse, reproduced in country after country in ever-increasing numbers, varying in ability and preparation. She functions most effectively when most true to type...
...play "Handies" a person attempts by manual manipulation to portray a familiar phrase, title, personage or situation. The more extravagantly far-fetched the conception, the better the "Handy." Observers are not expected to be able to identify the improvisation but to be ready to return an even more fantastic...
...purpose is to portray the story of the Crucifixion as related in the Gospel of St. Matthew, chapters 26 and 27. This aim it achieves without the benefit of scenery, costumes, or dramatic action...