Word: valedictorian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Lincoln's assassination, that a not-very-prosperous school teacher from upstate New York packed his valise, boarded a train for Manhattan. The townsfolk of Clinton said Elihu Root would make a name for himself- was he not the son of a mathematics professor; was he not valedictorian of his graduating class at Hamilton College at the age of 19? Within a few years, he organized a law partnership of his own. Some people called Mr. Root a "crook lawyer." Mr. Root was not a crook, but he usually fixed things up for his clients, whether they were members...
...Tomorrow" and is well equipped to talk on social and economic problems. Mr. Thomas was the La Follette candidate for governor of New York in 1924 and this fall figured prominently as the Socialist candidate for Mayor of New York. While at Princeton where he graduated in 1906, as valedictorian of his class, he was on the debating team; of late years he has spoken several times at the Union. Today's meeting is open to the University...