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Also in the field of law does Justice Stone stand strongly forth. No legal job is too hard for him to tackle. Well has he always guarded the public interest. Within him is centered a broad and understanding humanity to temper his justice. Tackle, guard or centre-Justice Stone has always been a comfort to the coach, in Washington as on the Amherst Gridiron...
...course in college, but that is far from being the only purpose of his undergraduate training. Much beside accurate scientific knowledge is to be required of him by his profession. Familiarity with the ways of men and skill in interpreting personalities as well as a certain flexibility of temper are still the marks of a successful physician or surgeon. The oultivation of these qualities is still essential for his preparation...
...twelve richest men in Europe is Belgium's picturesque, choleric Emile Francqui. Like the late great Cecil Rhodes, he found his fortune and lost his temper beneath the blazing sun of Africa-Belgian Congo. Three years ago, as Finance Minister, he won world fame by ''saving'' (stabilizing) the Belgian franc (TIME, Nov. 8, 1926). For the past month he has represented Belgium on the Second Dawes Committee which is striving at Paris to revise the Dawes Plan (TIME, Feb. 18, et seq.). Last week a news leak from the secret Committee sessions revealed that...
...last week that he was coughing and would not run. Eleven years old, a gelding, he was bred in Kentucky but not to race for steeples. He began as only a fair sprinter and passed through several hands before being bought by Mr. Bruce. He had such an unpleasant temper that starters almost barred him. This, perhaps as much as anything, led Mr. Bruce to try him at jumping. He was a success from the start and won the Maryland Grand National twice, the Meadow Brook Cup. the Maryland Hunt Cup and the Manor Cup. When he was first taken...
...each State may send the images of its two most distinguished citizens after they have died.* Than the late, great La Follette, no noble Roman ever had a greater passion for justice or a greater vigor in its pur suit. His outward aspect, the material of sculpture, mirrored the temper of the man. He was compact, robust, wiry, alive with energy. His head was squarely, ruggedly shaped, with abundant hair swooping up in a reckless, leonine pompadour. He dressed with what Sculptor Davidson called "careless fastidiousness." Indicative of inward sensitiveness, his fingers were long and slender; his feet, always...