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...later one George Barron undertook to conduct an acaartillery and engineers, and the creademy for the few cadets then in service; but, says the Colonel of the Corps, "the Institution soon ran into disorder, and the Teacher into contempt." Under Government management, however, the Academy began to broaden its scope of learning, and the early curriculum of Mathematics and Engineering was supplemented by Frence and Drawing. At that time the 30 odd cadets lived in barracks dating from the Revolution, boarded promiscuously, and attended, classes in the two-story wooden "Academy...
...main purpose of the compilers of this volume has been to give an mpetus to American literature. They have most certainly brought together a remarkable collection of literary efforts. But it is not within our scope here to attempt to analyses them. Suffice it to say that all manner of writers have been represented, and that all manner of tastes can be catered to from within the two covers...
...dealt with in terms of various imaginary individuals and their reactions. This lends that personal touch which serves equally well as a main, solemn connecting thread through out the story and as a gripping bond with the reader. With all the many complications which might easily arise under the scope of such a colossal task, the reader never feels lost or bewilderd. The delineation's of the actual characters of the Civil War which Benet draws are superbly real. They glow with the intense fire of humanity and the heat from them makes every word sparkle with the sheer reality...
...Phillips Brooks House was built with funds contributed by friends and admirers of Bishop Brooks. It was dedicated in 1901 in his memory to "Piety, Charity and Hospitality." With these three stones for a foundation the scope of the work has grown and is growing to include any service which may be of benefit to the students, the University or the Community. It has become the link between the storehouse of thought and action, that is the student body and the small world which surrounds...
...into developing the Kodacolor film, minutes of mechanical adjustment are enough to operate it. Color photography is still imperfect; not all the primary colors can be made to go into the eye of a camera and come out lifelike but such as it is, it now comes within the scope of all who have the price of a Ciné Kodak and a roll of Kodacolor. In the hand Kodacolor looks like any other film; under the microscope it looks like corduroy ribbon. The tiny corrugations are microscopic lenses, made of the film substance, running the length of the film...