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Captain Benyaurd Bourne Wygant, U.S.N., professor of Naval Science and Tactics, has just been ordered by the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy Department to the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington, to assume command of the U. S. S. Colorado, which is undergoing a general overhauling. Further orders from the Bureau of Navigation reveal that Captain Adolphus Watson, U.S.N., will relieve Captain Wygant of his duties with the Harvard Naval R. O. T. C. Unit...
Captain Wygant goes to sea after being in charge of the Naval Science Department for three years during which he has done much to raise the standard and efficiency of the course. His new command, the U. S. S. Colorado, now having regular inspection and repairs is one of the newest and best equipped ships in the Navy, as it is one of the three American battleships armed with 16 inch guns. Captain Wygant has an excellent record, has served under Admiral Sims throughout the war during which he was in command of the two destroyers, and engaged in convey...
Notorious malefactors do not command the attention of the American public because they have done evil, but because they represent values that catch the popular enthusiasm. Wealth has unquestionably been the reward of many such men; and wealth, whether in a Rockefeller, a Ford, or a Capone has gained the respect of the American public. The king pins of the underworld represent other achievements; and when their success is the result of "high-power organization," with a chief in Florida able to execute his will in Chicago, he wins the unthinking approval of the American public as does the broker...
...indeed the beloved leveret will frequent his castle no more, the university has suffered an irreplaceable loss. A nondescript jackrabbit might satisfy the vulgar and undiscriminating, but only the original leporine monarch or his direct descendant could command the loyalty of the legitimists...
...Lenz and Culbertson systems, one of which will supposedly be proven superior, differ chiefly in that when Lenz makes an opening bid of two in any suit, he invites (without compelling) his partner to make an answering bid. Culbertson's initial bid of two is a command for partner to respond, no matter how weak partner's hand may be. Here is what each expert feels he must have in his hand for opening suit bids of one, two or three: Bid Lenz Culbertson 1 2½ tricks 2½ tricks No difference...