Word: beta
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Beta Kappa...
Though not an outstanding scholar, Roosevelt did well enough to make Phi Beta Kappa, and probably could have done even better had he tried harder in subjects he considered boring. His best marks came in natural history, where he consistently scored in the high eighties or nineties. His only flunks came in Greek (58) and French 4 (51). His averages for each of his four years here were competent, but not spectacular--75, 87, 82, and 78. He did not write a thesis for honors, but he gained the final ranking of 21st in a graduating class of 161. This...
...Radcliffe chapter of Phi Beta Kappa has announced the election of seven seniors...
...Beta Kappa Society announced last night the election of 16 seniors to the membership, Senior Sixteen is composed of the following...
...commonest kind of radioisotope is any element (gold, cobalt, strontium) that has been placed inside a reactor long enough to become radioactive, i.e., to shoot off alpha, beta or gamma rays. Then, when these rays hit another object, their speed or intensity changes; by using Geiger counters and other devices to detect the rays, technicians can learn many filings' about the objects under bombardment. And when isotopes are added to liquids, their flow can easily be followed by Geiger counters...