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...over the rich notes. When one rose is about to flower and one tree about to bear, whole gardens of novelties and orchards of variations are already in bud. Time is not left to determine whether the apple, apart from its fractional refinements, is socially palatable, much less to test its elder worth in the press of speculation...
...became a fact, they planned a general library, certain special laboratories and a central administrative body to deal with matters (for example, honors examinations) of community interest and value. They pictured a growing milieu of teachers in congenial surroundings, with wieldy groups of students and a rare chance to test and compare pedagogical theories. They saw undergraduate scholarship spurred by competition among the colleges . . . athletics at home . . . university breadth for small college thought ... a metropolis of student-villages...
...entered the War. The boy became test pilot and instructor. The U. S. started an Air Mail Service. The boy entered and flew between New York and Chicago. Night flights were started between Chicago and New York...
...figures for the welding was overwhelmingly in favor of the new method. In labor costs it had saved 23%. Where riveting-gangs of four men would have been required, single operators had manipulated portable arc-welders, thus interfering less with other workmen. The time saved was over 20%. Strength tests showed the welded joints to be 100% strong, as against a 65% to 70% average for riveted joints?that is, the welds were as strong as the girders they joined, often stronger under test stresses. Rivets shear or rip out their holes sooner than the girders break...
...Vocal Club will test the range of voice, designating the candidates as first or second tenors, baritones, and bass. It is also hoped that solo and quartet selections can be organized. Previous experience is not absolutely essential...