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...more of this Benito Mussolini. But he is a figure who challenges comparison; one who has not proved a short-lived upstart, nor yet an overbearing Napoleon, seeking to conquer Europe; but one whose rule has been characterized by sanity and vigor. Recently he has given additional proof of his many-sided genius, by active interest in a movement to improve the moral standard of Italian literature, and again by a proclamation requesting the observance of the fiftieth anniversary of Alessandro Manzoni's death. His phrasing in this is characteristic: "I desire that, even abroad as in the kingdom...
...clogging pipe-stems have become actualities, inventors and scientists can turn their attention to the making of articles once suggested in joke. Stephen Leacock's "Man in Asbestos" may yet come into being, dressed in a suit of everlasting knickerbockers, and cating concentrated food pills for nourishment. "Hole-proof Hosiery", now named with optimistic exaggeration, will some day be made so as to defy even the attacks of army boots. Safety razors will be designed which will have regard for the quality of mercy, and will leave the pound of flesh uncut. Some new kind of heel will be developed...
...Bygad found a proof of the Senior Class Picture in the office yesterday. "By jims!" he expostulated. "This tradition's a great thing to follow individually; but collectively it sure does make them look like the Pittsburgh Klavern of the Ku Klux Klan, with the Kleagles out in front!" R. SIMULANT
...report is further evidence, if any is needed, that the University is committed to the idea of "athletics for all". "We believe", says the report, "that the program of 'athletics for all', which the University authorities are now developing, is of immense benefit;" as proof of the success of this policy the report cites the increased use of athletic facilities especially in the case of squash racquets and rowing. It has long been a reflection on American athletics that eleven men should be highly trained and organized to "play a game" while 3000 other men should be highly trained...
...those who took the army intelligence tests, the officers were the most successful, with a score considerably higher than that of any group of men--but they, supposedly, were of that half of the population capable of getting through high school. However, digging deeper into the mass of statistics, proof was adduced that for every additional year of schooling which the average man had undergone, his score of intelligence points was increased about 9. And the foreign-born enlisted men led all the rest in capacity for profiting by teaching--gaining more intellectual ability for each year spent in school...