Show BIRTHDAY OF PRESIDENT Calvin Coolidge of all the presidents presidents presidents dents of ot the United States has a birthday anniversary of ot greatest patriotic significance to his na na- naIon's nations nation's Ions Ion's people people Independence Independence day da A. A Vermont Yermont farm near farm near Plymouth was was the place where the thir thirtieth president was born on July 4 1872 and took the oath as chief executive in 1923 An village school typical of ot the period and locality furnished his early schooling The first intimation of his seri serl serious sen senous ous interest in history came In his senior year ear at Amherst college colles-c when he won a medal for an essay essa on the causes ot of the revolutionary war After graduation he entered the he legal profession and a political career at Northampton Mass 1 He was mayor then state senator and afterward governor of ot He attracted the attention of ot the country when he stopped the Bos Boa Boson Boston ton on police strike by calling out the state guardsmen With law and order for a slogan he won a sec sec- second second ond term Silent Cal he became when lie he ie took over the presidential du duo dules duties ties les after the death of President Harding Coolidge economy was another phrase carried over into the he present term of ot office oce to which he was elected in 1924 |