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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Sirs: Napoleon, I believe, was the originator of decorations for conspicuous bravery in battle*-the medal being the most popular form of recognition. An A. E. F. General...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 23, 1940 | 12/23/1940 | See Source »

Roland Young, instructor in Government, opened the meeting with a plea that American liberals, instead of attempting to form a third party or pressure-group of their own, join forces with the existing party which most completely expresses their views. Young added that, in his opinion, the present Democratic Party best fits this definition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OFFICERS ELECTED BY LIBERAL UNION | 12/17/1940 | See Source »

...even in its present form is Ec A intended to complete the theoretical groundwork of the concentrator. For that purpose the Department offers two basic courses in theory--Ec 2a, a half-year course, and Ec 1, open only to candidates for Honors. While 2a is too dull to be controversial, Ec 1 is a sprightly study in confusion. Discussion is lively and disorderly; agricultural tractors are freely converted into printing presses; and everybody catches on just in time to earn the expected A or B. Anchored only to the graphs on the blackboard, Ec 1 floats freely...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE EC DEPARTMENT | 12/17/1940 | See Source »

...human time-sense is a function of the velocity constants of the chemical reactions in the brain. . . ." ^ "Life ... is not a superphysical entity; it is a form of electrochemical behavior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Thinking About Thinking | 12/16/1940 | See Source »

...Religion is a transmutation of a form of response in lower animals known as heliotropism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Thinking About Thinking | 12/16/1940 | See Source »

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