Word: seamen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Building, was taken skywards by a neatly-uniformed and much impressed "indoor aviator." From the top the Baron himself became impressed with the wonders that were revealed to him. From the Woolworth Building he paid a visit to the New York Port Society, inspected the building, chatted with the seamen. He was much interested to learn that British and American seamen sing in unison God Save the King and My Country 'Tis of Thee, the economy of music being made possible by both songs being set to the same tune. The visit to the seamen over, the Baron...
...Henderson, son of the Home Secretary, asked Parliamentary Secretary of the Admiralty Ammon to order British Jack Tars (gobs) to wear shoes. "I don't like to see seamen walking on deck in their bare feet. They get corns and are liable to other dangers from severe colds...
...Weather. Not all of the hazards of the flight are connected with the sea. There are trackless deserts, lofty mountains, intense cold, dangerous storm zones. Seamen and airmen agree that success or failure now hinges as much on the weather as on the planes...
Gabriele dAnnunzio, reported seriously ill from gastritis (TIME, Mar. 3), recovered and assumed his duties as chief of the Seamen's Unions...
...other hand, it is the effect of all this on the student which is the real reason for Phillips Brooks House. Other institutions could well amass seamen's libraries and discarded overalls, but they would have little influence on or small appeal to college students. The Phillips Brooks House is the natural outlet for the student's philanthropic tendencies, and as it directs this often very considerable energy into useful channels, it serves two purposes, and it seems, serves both with exceedingly good results...