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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...hellish scheme is penetrated by a humble tide-gauge watcher, who alerts U.S. President Place. Fortunately, Place knows a little more geology than Supreme Commissar Yang. Quickly he sends planes to atom-blast Greenland's icecap. Relieved of its ice burden, Greenland rises. (It probably would, too, in a few million years.) Author Heard's fine, cheerful finish: by migrating to the cool, temperate Greenland plateau, Americans, and other men of good will, survive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Oasis | 2/24/1947 | See Source »

Living Land, Deadened Characters. To deal effectively with these matters would be a task comparable to placing the psychological issues of a novel by Dostoevsky in the time-scheme of a novel by James Joyce. Author Lowry tries to go even further-to make the detailed sufferings of his chief characters fit into equally detailed descriptions of the topography and history of the Mexican setting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Man In Eruption | 2/24/1947 | See Source »

Each prospective Fellow must submit a definite scheme of study or research, and must file application before February 28, at 4 University Hall. Further information on the Henry Fellowships can be obtained from the Office of the Deans at University Hall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foundation to Choose Five as Henry Fellows | 2/24/1947 | See Source »

...accordance with the revised constitution's scheme of closer contact between the Council and the student body, Richard G. Axt '46 and Levin H. Campbell, 3rd '48, President of the Council, spoke before the gathering...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winthrop Gets Quorum For Initial Nominations | 2/18/1947 | See Source »

...Irish. In the imperial scheme cricket has followed the flag (some Englishmen argue that there would have been no Irish problem if the Irish could have been induced to learn the game). And, contrary to U.S. curbstone opinion, cricket is not to be confused with croquet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Not Like Croquet | 2/17/1947 | See Source »

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