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He also said that all Soviet students going into meteorology, and presumably several other branches of science, receive a strong basic education in fundamental mathematics and physics. He felt that American colleges and universities, except for Harvard, do not use this approach, with the result that the Soviets have "far...
Except for this difference in training Goody saw little discrepancy between Russian and American goals or successes in his field. Physical meteorology has direct application to weather control ("You can't control the weather until you understand it"), and is being studied in the light of information obtained by several...
He also had some chance to talk to students after each speech, and felt that a greater number of them than in this country seriously intended to go on into science.
Among the students' course requirements, Goody noted one on the history of the Communist party, as well as a language requirement most often fulfilled by the study of English. He described the physics and mathematics as "hard," estimating that Russian students cover in five years the same amount of work...
Miami, Fla.--All Crimson men, alumni and prospective students invited to a Christmas party at the home of Will S. Lindsay, 4425 Sabal Palm Road, Bay Point, Miami, on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 5 p.m. Contact Frank Howard, Dade Federal Building, Miami 32.