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...Thompson found the quipu in a basket of weaving materials included in a collection purchased ten years ago. As the Museum then boasted no expert on Peruvian archeology, the collection was stored. Lately Dr. Thompson has been combing it for exhibition items. He announced he would try to ascertain what this particular quipu was used for, began with a guess that it might have belonged to an oldtime sorcerer who employed it in horoscope-casting...
McEnary's objective was to ascertain the names of any communist professors who might be teaching in the University and to secure statements from them. He wished to obtain from President Conant a statement indicating whether Faculty members are allowed to teach communism and whether if there were such professors, their connections with the University would be severed. An unsuccessful attempt was also made to visit Albert S. Coolidge, Lecturer on Chemistry...
...CRIMSON could ascertain, no Faculty members have as yet granted interviews. However, Henry W. L. Dana, former Columbia professor, was reached by the Hearst reporter, who was at that time unaware that he had no connection with the University. Dana denied that he is a member of the Communist Party but admitted that he is in sympathy with some of their doctrines...
...CRIMSON could ascertain last night, no American college or university has attempted this experiment on such a large scale before. An example of it here is the Norton Chair of Poetry, vacant this year, which has been filled by such men as T. S. Eliot '10, and Gilbert Murray. They have been permitted to lecture on any of the different aspects of poetry. Robert Frost, the New England poet, has held a similar position at Amherst...
Seniors wishing to contribute articles to the Album are asked to communicate with the Committee as soon as possible in order to have their subjects approved and to ascertain the length desired. Inquiry may be made by letter at Dunster 1124 or by calling Kirkland...