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High above, the Stukas wheeled, broke up into sections of three and peeled off downward in screaming, vertical dives. Just as the British planes left the deck, the first Stuka dived through the crashing anti-aircraft fire, let go and flattened out. In a searing flash, a 1,000-pounder...
A Harvard undergraduate who wants a comprehensive knowledge of either medieval or modern European history will find that he has to take an almost impossible number of courses. The reason is that after History 1 the courses nearly all split up into vertical histories of nations. Exceptions are spotted intellectual...
As a matter of fact, it was the gift of Fred Sze '18, President of the Harvard Club of Shanghai, who presented it to the University during the Tercentenary Celebration. The presentation was made on behalf of the Harvard alumni in China. The dragon-headed tortoise which supports the vertical...
Professor Farquharson hurried back ashore for more film, made his way out on the stricken bridge again as Brown and Coatsworth crawled-stopping when their breath gave out-toward the Tacoma end. From the logging truck a man and woman scrambled and clawed their way to safety. Professor Farquharson discovered...
Some day soon a Thurberesque suburbanite will come home more harried and pursued than usual, and have a shock. Arrived at his front door, he will notice that during the day his unpredictable spouse has had a large new flagstone laid there. It will not make him feel any better...