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...died "Harriet" willed her body to the hospital. Anatomist Weaver put her in a tank of preservative while he consulted with other anatomists on what to do. Then he flayed and boned "Harriet" piecemeal, spent months getting out every last tiny nerve in her corpse. As Dr. Weaver freed a length of nerve, he kept it soft and flexible by wrapping it in gauze and cotton wet with alcohol. When "Harriet" became no more than a pair of eyes, a dura mater, a spinal cord and a lacework of branching nerves, Dr. Weaver stiffened her with white paint, pinned...
Died. Sir Lionel Phillips, 81, South African gold miner, longtime head of Rand Mines, Ltd.; in Capetown, Union of South Africa. In 1896 he and the late John Hays Hammond were condemned to death for complicity in the abortive Jameson Raid, freed after paying fines of $125,000 apiece...
...half the girl's bail, usually $300 to $500, did not get it back if the girl was acquitted. Arrested girls were taken to the ring's lawyer, a disbarred attorney named Karp, coached in an alibi. Eight out of ten appeared in court, were freed on their stories. Those who seemed sure to be convicted were told to "take it on the lam" (disappear temporarily) and their bail was forfeited. "We have identified," cried Prosecutor Dewey, "some 170-odd arrests for prostitution in 1935 in which the girls worked for this combination. Not one of these girls...
...outlining the number of tutees he is caring for, the number of hours which he is spending in teaching (course work), the amount of research he is doing, and the time spent in administrative work (correcting bluebooks, etc.). minimum and maximum standards should be set up here and tutors freed from the disorganization which is all too apparent at present...
...this modification is made, students will be educated more efficiently and much less expensively. The sluggard will be forced to do more work and will advance more rapidly if required to take an additional course. The man who wishes to study by himself will be freed from the burden of tutorial and will not be weighted down over much by the additional course. Finally, the man who keeps on with tutorial will find that his tutor can devote a greater degree of individual attention which will result in a more rapid advance...