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If Senator Curtis were chosen, someone else would have to replace him as Republican whip. The whip's function is to circulate among the members of his party, sound them out in regard to specific measures, discover whether any of them had made embarrassing commitments that would prevent them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Dispossession? | 12/1/1924 | See Source »

To be specific, and at the same time to shed light in dark places, I would draw your attention to your issue of Nov. 3, section Business and Finance, article on "Chain Hotels" that you speak of the "Admiral Beatty Hotel" being erected in St. Johns, Nova Scotia. There is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 1, 1924 | 12/1/1924 | See Source »

According to the present chemical conception, all elements are made up in this way?of electrons. On the number of electrons depends the properties of each element. In other words, all the elements are a sort of series, growing more complicated as the number of electrons, and hence the complexity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Eightieth Electron | 11/24/1924 | See Source »

Science has succeeded in photographing tones. Now that it is known to possess weight, the physicist will find no rest until he has tabulated the specific gravity of all the sounds from a milligram bird's twitter to a hundred-ton football cheer. Modern ingenuity has learned to "can" music...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: POUNDING MUSIC | 11/22/1924 | See Source »

From 1908 to 1916, as coach of Harvard football, Percy D. Haughton created the system which made him one of the leading figures in the history of the game. His coaching did much to convert football from a contest of brawn to one of skill and brains. Quick thinking was...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PERCY D. HAUGHTON | 10/28/1924 | See Source »

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