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...scientific" test after another was devised to prove the inferiority of colored races. First, phrenology, or the study of skulls, was the rage. Enthusiasts claimed that the bigger the brain cavity, the brighter the person. When Negroes and Chinese turned up with huge brains, racists took to measuring noses. The theory was that the lesser races have longer noses-until it was pointed out that Darwin himself had an exceptionally long nose...
Harvard's hopes for next week's ECAC Tournament are considerably brighter. The skaters are confident that if they can maintain the style of play that over-powered Yale Saturday, they can repeat last year's Eastern championship...
Things look a bit brighter for the fencers. Strong performances were turned in this weekend by captain Tom Musliner and Dan Isaacson in the foil, and Bob Damos and Ed Garrick in the saber. All went undefeated in the victory over Bradford Durfee...
...Smoke Shop is closing out after catering to local customers since 1940. Old friends were present yesterday to assist the owner and re over brighter days...
...they go for almost anything that shows a light. They have been known to try unsuccessfully for hours to mate with Lampyris females. They respond to dummies with lights that are unnatural red or blue, and they seem to prefer a dummy with a lure that is bigger or brighter than normal. Phausis females, also, are less resourceful than their Lampyris relatives. No matter how long they go unmated, they never wiggle their abdomens. Dr. Schaller believes that such Phausis dullness keeps the sexes from getting together. As a kind of compensation for this biological disadvantage, there are five blundering...