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...unexpected discovery, however; the work of Sir Ernest Rutherford, Dr. F. W. Aston and others has paved the way for its ready acceptance. Uranium, thorium and radium split up of their own accord. Moreover, many astrophysicists have long believed that the sudden appearance of vast quantities of hydrogen and helium in new stars might be due to an elemental cataclysm of this kind on a gigantic scale...
...widespread practice among industrial organizations today to employ spies to "cultivate" the officers of labor unions, to try to obtain important offices in unions, and, when a strike threatens, to split the unions into factions and otherwise incapacitate them for action. Aside from the ethics of the matter Dr. Cabot showed that people were coming to realize that such espionage is poor business policy, since it is almost certain to be found out, and to cause bitterness and hatred...
...popular has basketball proved this winter that it was found necessary to split the squad of 50 players into two divisions. This system has proved most satisfactory, the two tournaments working entirely independently of each other and credit towards the shield being counted for both teams. In section one Standish again, by scoring four wins to only one set-back, has clinched the title for top place to date. Gore has improved its position materially since the mid-year standing was announced, and now holds second, with Smith following a poor third. Gore leads the second section with a record...
...popular has basketball proved this winter that it was found necessary to split the squad of 50 players into two divisions. This system has proved very satisfactory, the two tournaments working entirely independent of each other and credit towards the shield being counted for both teams. In section one Standish, by scoring two straight wins over her rivals, has clinched the title for first place to date, Smith and Gore following in the order named. The delegation from Gore, although at the bottom of the first division, holds top place in section two with a perfect record, Standish and Smith...
Coach Claflin has split the candidates into two squads, including in the first the men who have had the most experience at the University. However this division is only temporary and shifts will be made every few days. For practice the squads will be subdivided into tentative teams which will hold short scrimmages, but no long, hard practices will be held at present...