Thwing
Americannoun
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Charles Franklin Thwing, famed President Emeritus of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, reviewed the year in higher education: The selection of teachers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Patriarchal Dr. Thwing, in discussing college presidents, has made a reference implying that Dr. Lowell's review of a college year would consist chiefly in totting up additions to the endowment fund.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yes, as President Emeritus Charles F. Thwing of Western Reserve University had written in the New York Times, an outstanding phenomenon everywhere during 1925-26 was the increasing power—or at least, increased self-assertiveness— of the undergraduates.
From Time Magazine Archive
My dear Hampden," expostulated Thwing, "nothing of the sort.
From The Plum Tree by Ashe, E. M.
De Milt could not hear what Thwing was saying, so careful was that experienced voice to reach only the ears for whom its insinuating subtleties were intended.
From The Plum Tree by Ashe, E. M.
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