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...Element of Morality? In London, Templer's action provoked a storm. "Lamentable," said the Observer. "Odious," said the Manchester Guardian. In the House of Lords, Lord Stansgate was reminded of the notorious Black & Tans, and said acidly: "It is not a bad idea to introduce an element of morality when you are trying to govern a country." Said Lord Listowel: "Collective punishment will turn many people, including the Chinese . . . into Communist sympathizers...
...days of 1915 book fines did not provide revenue; fines were for one simple purpose, to force a student to bring books back, when they were due. Now 38 years later, the coercion philosophy of the fine still exists, theoretically anyway. But today a nickle means little, and the element of force is gone. Nowadays it is about ten times easier for a student to overlook a due date for ten days; the charge would only be 50 cents...
...playing of excerpts from Debussy's Children's Corner was almost convincing, but not quite. The grace was there, the technique adequate, but the element of inmgination was missing. More extensive use of the soft pedal, and more relaxation would have helped Beyer here...
...Rosen is frankly aghast at difficulties that Von Braun lightly brushes aside. Every ambitious rocket, he says, contains a long series of intricate components; all of them must work perfectly or the whole rocket will fail. Each new element-down to valves and gaskets-must be tested over & over until its reliability is close to absolute...
...rare, this element of force, but an AROTC directive proves that it is not inconceivable. By regulations, all ROTC units must set up an officers club affair which presents several dances a year. The AROTC added a unique feature to this by more or less compelling membership, something not required by regulations or practised by other local units...