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...since dismantled, was 200 feet long. Foucault's idea was to prove the rotation of Earth on its axis. A pendulum which is swinging freely in space keeps to the same line, whereas compass directions beneath the pendulum are constantly changing as the earth rotates. This apparent shift was duly performed by the pendulum of Jean Bernard Leon Foucault. Such demonstrations always make a great impression on students of elementary physics...
...stroke was placed under doctor's care yesterday, a faint hope remained that he would be able to lead Tom Bolles' undefeated eight in the most vital test of the season. If not, Bill Rowe will move up from the Jayvees to take his place and Barr Comstock will shift from the Thirds to lead the Seconds...
Where the responsibility should be placed for this decline in what was formerly the backbone of education is difficult to determine. Certainly some of it can be attributed to "the tempo of modern life" with its insistence on immediate, practical, marketable qualities. The rapid shift in the last decade from English as the most popular field, through Economics during the great Depression, and now to Government since we have lost faith in unhampered economic forces as a social panacea, illustrates the variable nature of students' desires...
...Ukraine Military District in western Russia, adjoining Poland. In the autumn he was appointed Commander in the Caucasus in Russia's south. By winter he was shunted to Kharkov, the industrial centre of the Ukraine, and today he is back at Kiev, now as full Commander-four shifts in less than a year, and at each shift but one Timoshenko has replaced a Red Army officer who was "purged...
Feeling their way along the 1,000-mile Spanish front for a soft spot to strike next, last week the Rightists struck Madrid. Taking advantage of the shift of thousands of Leftist Spain's best veteran troops to other more pressing areas, Rightist troops drove their way into Parque del Oeste, succeeded in momentarily scaring Leftist defenders of the University City salient...