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Last week it broke out like a rash. It broke out in just that portion of Chicago's anatomy where it might have been expected: the portion homologous to that area of the State of Washington which has been irritated by the presence of a nonindigenous intelligence?the politico-educational system...
...Liberia, constituted in 1847 on the West coast of Africa, especially to make provision for freed U. S. slaves. The President of Liberia is of American descent. The Constitution, Legislation, Executive and Judicature of Liberia almost duplicate the U. S. pattern. Two million Negroes dwell there upon an area as large as Pennsylvania...
...depth bombs (much less powerful in submarine warfare than publicity led people to believe) finally with definite knowledge that the sub is still intact the paravane is streamed. The destroyer works up to speed (about four to five times the possible speed of a submarine under water) circles the area, crosses it several times, makes a shamrock course within the circle thus covering completely the whole area while the submarine is crossing it. It does not matter what depth the submarine is running the paravane is beneath it, the wire (which has electrical wires in its centre) crossing the hull...
...most efficient arrangement for a University dining hall is a building with four wings branching out from a central intersection area--a sort of St. Andrew's cross design. Variations of the plan, novel as it sounds, have been effectively adopted by several colleges. Princeton, for instance, has a pentagonal eating hall...
...kitchen should be located in the central intersection area, where it would be most convenient for service and for efficient handling of the food. Three of the halls branching out from this refectory department could be respectively devoted to the three upper classes of the College. The fourth wing could be converted into a combination cafeteria and grill, staying open later than the other branches of the establishment and serving a greater variety of food for men temporarily tired of table d'hote service...