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...guest among us? Not if his trial for treason and subsequent history means anything. But his poetry, well, that is something else again, quite above, beyond, and irrelevant of the man we came to know. How can you draw an analogy? Once created, the work of art does not depend upon its character; in fact, most creators' lives were so imperfect as to spoil our taste for their work were we to dwell upon them...
Size of the awards to each scholar will depend directly on financial need. However, the selection of men to receive the scholarships will be made on the basis of aptitude for business training. In cases of great need the scholarships may cover the entire cost of a man's training for business administration. Awards are made on a yearly basis, subject to renewal if the student maintains a satisfactory record...
Fate of the UMT bill may depend in part on the findings of a special 12-man committee appointed yesterday to study the adequacy of the National Guard and Organized Reserve Corps...
Some modern calculators "remember" by means of electrical impulses circulating for long periods around closed circuits. One kind of human memory is believed to depend on a similar system: groups of neurons connected in rings. The memory impulses go round & round and are called upon when needed. Some calculators use "scanning" as in television. So does the brain. In place of the beam of electrons which scans a television tube, many physiologists believe, the brain has "alpha waves": electrical surges, ten per second, which question the circulating memories...
Forced to move, they settled in nearby New Philadelphia. There Mrs. Marsh kept the family together by iron determination and a switch that was put to stinging use whenever any of the boys broke her cardinal rule: "Don't fight among yourselves. You must depend on each other." By mowing lawns, selling papers, and other odd jobs, and paying heed to "Mother," the Marshes made ends meet. In six years Mother Marsh bought a white frame house...