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...became a law anything in these books [indicating the Biology text used by Teacher Scopes] contrary to that law was prohibited . . . The facts are simple, the case is plain, and if these gentlemen [counsel for the defense] want to enter upon a larger field of educational work on the subject of Evolution, let us get through with this case and then convene a mock court, for it will deserve the title of mock court if its purpose is to banish from the hearts of the people the Word of God as revealed...
Researchers presented black and white subjects with images of two black and two white males. During the presentation of one of the black faces and one of the white faces, subjects were administered a mild shock. The shock was designed to condition the subject to fear the two faces. Fear responses were measured through increases in the activity of sweat glands, which offered researchers a window into subject’s emotional state...
...Throughout their 20-minute conversation, DeFede says, he tried to steer the conversation to less volatile subjects in the hopes of lifting Teele's spirits. ?Again, he's got the saddest voice I've ever heard of with Art,? DeFede says. ?I tried to move onto a different subject - his upcoming trial on the bribery case and he had a good attorney.? But that line of conversation only prompted Teele to think about how he didn't have any money to pay his attorney fees. ??I'm dead in the water; I'm dead in the water,'? DeFede recalls Teele...
Those who champion middle schools, however, say that done right, such schools offer leadership opportunities, a caring environment plus a rich variety of courses, facilities and subject-matter specialists that K-8s can't begin to match. Fritsche, for instance, not only has its elaborate program in the arts but also offers an extensive library, a graphics and electronics lab, three gymnasiums and many extracurriculars. While the best of Milwaukee's K-8 schools have adopted such middle school features as lockers, science labs, changing classes throughout the day, they can't equal a program like Fritsche's. At Humboldt...
DIED. SUSAN GORDON LYDON, 61, feminist writer and editor whose landmark 1970 essay for Ramparts magazine, "The Politics of Orgasm," turned a previously taboo subject into a public debate; of cancer; in Boca Raton, Fla. She came up with the idea after listening to women's groups and realizing that many had faked orgasm but were afraid to discuss it. The topic, said a Ramparts editor, quickly ballooned from "a giggle to a cause," and her essay became a staple of many women's studies courses...