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...public for air exploration. The average man thinks of the submarine only as an instrument of war, and does not realize its importance in scientific work. Practically every branch of science is interested in finding out more about the Polar sea; for example, the geologists and anxious to ascertain its depth, a necessity in computing the average density of the Earth...
...newspapers can't give it to us. They may be able to hand us the skeleton of dates and facts, but how can we ascertain from these the underlying causes of any one event and realize its possible effect on us as individuals or as a nation? How can we grasp the significance of this Chino-Japanese war from a mere report of the capture of a new unpronounceable town? How can we ever be expected to be of any use in promoting world peace if we don't know the history and the doings and the hopes...
...along the way. They would have medical attention. They would defend themselves with stones. They would be organized in military fashion. They would petition the President and Congress for relief for the jobless. They would make trouble. Only one thing in their plans did Chief Moran fail to ascertain and that was where the money was coming from to finance such a large undertaking. As usual, Moscow was publicly suspected...
...more with the colleges than with the graduate schools. Many men who are intent on an eventual course of graduate study work hard while in college, but find themselves insufficiently prepared to carry on advanced research. The standards of the best graduate schools are high enough at present to ascertain that if a man can fulfill them, he should be able to make his way. It is evident that the laxity of the lower schools must be corrected first. Raising the requirements of the graduate schools would be only a vain attempt to rectify errors caused by faulty college curricula...
...General told the grocers, President Wilson, preparing for war with Mexico, sent him to ascertain the garrison strength of Mexico City. General Butler was with the fleet at Vera Cruz. "So one night I went over the side and rowed ashore. After various experiences I landed in Mexico City as an American capitalist seeking to invest money in some substantial Mexican properties. After inspecting all the water works, electric light plants, transit lines and gas works, I noticed two forts overlooking the city. . . . I chased a butterfly and managed to look it all over before the soldiers ordered...