Word: assistance
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Whoever wrote that article [reporting that the Department of Agriculture was battling rural superstitions-TIME, May 20] is neither a scientist nor an agriculturist because, whether or not the moon influences the crop yield in general, a full moon can assist in seeding time. The light that comes from the moon is polarized, and seeds germinate better under polarized light. I am unable to quote any authority for this statement...
...players in "Bigger than Barnum," Miss Jean Mode and Miss Patricia Neal, will assist in the judging. The feminine trio is expected to arrive at the Square at 4 o'clock. A modest parade of two automobiles and a truck will convey the actresses from Radcliffe down to the Yard, and thence will wend its way among the Houses, winding up outside the Pi Eta Club at 4:30 or 4:45 o'clock...
Joining other educational leaders, President Conant early endorsed a plan of government-sponsored training for men who wished of return to college upon their release from military duty; and, by 1945, the University had adopted what was known as a "flexible" plan to assist the veteran in getting his education...
Another development of the laboratory was a system of controlling reverberations received over the BDI from enemy submarines. Still another accomplishment by the local scientists was the invention of electronic gadgets to assist in spotting evidences of maneuvers of an clusive target...
...decision will affect all students in the department, and will go into effect at the end of this term. Seniors writing theses will, however, have advisers to assist them in their work, Burbank said...