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...that his Socialist father went so far as to tag him "Marx" after Karl Marx. Communism as today conceived in Russia is, according to the Minister of the Interior, "a despicable compromise with the principles of The Revolution." Himself no compromiser, Bachelor Dormoy once had half his great beard torn off in a political argument. Last week as Minister of the Interior and as a militant Marxist there fell to Marx Dormoy a delicate task. He must explain before the bar of French public opinion the meaning of large quantities of small arms and munitions seized by the police recently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Monstrous Conspiracy | 12/6/1937 | See Source »

...conclude, while these editorials have built up and torn down many hypotheses before judging Nieman Fellowships the best alternative, it must be remembered that there is some merit in all the suggestions made, and a compromise would therefore be wise. The $40,000 per year could well allow both fellowships and prizes or perhaps a new undergraduate course or two. Certainly from this broad surface an interested and college-trained man could scrape a journalistic education far better than any one school could hope to offer. And he would come closer to fulfilling the ideals which Mrs. Nieman so nebulously...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE NIEMAN BEQUEST: QUO VADIT? | 12/2/1937 | See Source »

...high command by the possibility of the current restlessness developing into a general G. M. strike that the full executive committee was summoned last week into emergency session, and John L. Lewis dispatched a personal representative to attend. After an all-night meeting the faction-torn executive committee broke up for breakfast, went groggily to bed. Meantime a U. A. W. underling went out to the Fisher plant, learned that the rebels were under the firm impression that Homer Martin was scared to speak to them in person. Attempting to report this to his immediate superior by telephone, the underling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Anniversary | 11/29/1937 | See Source »

...When the final whistle is blown a joyful throng will make a bee-line for the goal-posts. Unless these are stoutly defended they will be torn to shreds in the twinkling of an eye. By this time one band will have struck up a tune and the other will have beat a hasty retreat. The crowd, of course, will mill around and the police will nab old offenders. I autloipate numerous celebrations of the victory and frequent brushes with the police...

Author: By Morgan O. Preston, | Title: Cliche Expert In Milk Street Interview Claims Harvard or Yale May Win | 11/20/1937 | See Source »

...replace the old Hemenway gymnasium which will be torn down in February to make room for the Littauer building, construction on a new Hemenway gymnasium will probably start within a month according to present plans. It will be located on Massachusetts Avenue, very near the old building, and will be completed by the 1937-1987 season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Building Will Start on New Hemenway Gymnasium This Month, Say Officials | 11/6/1937 | See Source »

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