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...conduct of the second half year's work, in biology, exhibits to a higher degree the fault from which the course as a whole chiefly suffers. The statement in the catalogue, "Biology A is intended for students who plan to go no further in this subject" is one which the department could very profitably ponder at length. The implication is that the student is seeking a comprehensive picture of the world in which he lives, of the relation of living plants and animals to their surroundings. There is no implication that he desires, or can, learn and retain a mass...
...regions--but on two occasions she lapses into rather tuneful songs and sings them in a light manner that is quite refreshing. All in all she is better than ever since she has also gotten rid of her penchant for wailing out the risque. There is little to find fault with in the show; the old spirit--the one that makes you feel that the actors are really enjoying themselves--is present in abundant quantities...
...defective, that their rudders might rip away on turns made at high speed. But downright disheartening was the discovery last week that all eight cruisers at sea have such a short, jerky roll as to interfere with the accuracy of their gunfire. The sternpost flaws might have been the fault of the shipbuilders or of the subcontractor who supplied all the castings. The choppy roll was directly attributable to the Navy's own design...
Professor Kendall was not ready last week to explain the constituents of his germ food. He will reveal them after a fortnight so that other bacteriologists can duplicate his work, find fault with it or confirm it. Essential ingredient, however, of the food is the small intestine of man, swine, dog or rabbit treated chemically. The resulting stuff he calls "K medium." Scientists who heard Professor Kendall explain his work last week were prompt with applause. Dr. Irving Samuel Cutter, Dean of Northwestern's medical school (post which Professor Kendall held 1916-24) burst out with "This discovery...
...There is not and never has been the smallest ground for suggesting that Miss Douglas-Pennant was guilty of any kind of moral turpitude or moral fault or moral obloquy. . . . There is no charge whatever against Miss Douglas-Pennant's general efficiency...