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...ever able to follow his obscure beat. But his music, fresh and invigorating, gave ample proof that he is one of the five or six really significant composers in the United States today. Unlike most of his contemporaries, Copland concerns himself with melodies per se; his compositions usually contain several good tunes, but not much depth of feeling...
...officials announced yesterday that they will again distribute some 35 food baskets to needy Cambridge families in time for Thanksgiving. The baskets, which contain nearly a week's supply of food, are being bought with funds from a bequest by a charity foundation...
Under the present plan, the register will be published by December 15 and will sell for $.50. It will contain pictures, names, and addresses of the Annex freshmen plus action pictures with copy. The publication will be the first of its kind ever to come out at Radcliffe...
What was the origin of life on earth? Most biologists believe that it developed in a thin soup of organic compounds dissolved in an ancient sea. Today the seas contain no such stuff; if any is formed, it is at once destroyed by living organisms. But in the days before there were such organisms, molecules of sugars, proteins, etc. might have existed indefinitely. When two of them came in contact, they might join to form a larger molecule. Eventually, so goes the theory, a large, complicated molecule was formed that could grow by absorbing neighboring molecules and could also reproduce...
Growth and reproduction are the earmarks of life. But, the biologists ask, did the seas before the beginning of life really contain organic compounds? If so, where did they come from? In last week's issue of Science, a group of University of California scientists headed by W. M. Garrison told about an experiment that casts some light on the questions...