Word: burnings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...presence of some of those minerals in milk has long been known. But that strontium, which makes fireworks burn red, that boron, which volcanoes heave forth, that titanium, which makes war smoke screens, that vanadium, which hardens steel−that such metals of horrendous connotation were also in solution was a revelation made to U.S. householders only last week, from Cornell University. Drs. Jacob Papish and Norman C. Wright made the discoveries there with a spectroscope. The metallic contents are "small but definite...
...hose in hand, the crowd pressed close upon the building in their enthusiasm, with the result that many overzealous individuals were completely routed when a torrent of water, unleashed from the hose, escaped from a broken window. In another instance, the firemen, taunted with concerted chants of "Let it burn!" and "Damn the firemen", turned the hose and swept the crowd, somewhat dampening the ardor of the surging ranks...
...Still, I never went to college myself, and I don't regret it. I never went beyond the fourth grade, and they had to burn the school down to get me out then...
...these motors use gasoline for fuel. It must be a high-grade gasoline. And it is expensive. A cheaper fuel, such as fuel oil, is desirable. So research has been going on. Diesel engines burn fuel oil. But Diesel engines are ponderous. Packard's triumph is that its engineers have designed a light-weight Diesel-type motor that burns cheap fuel oil efficiently, and is air-cooled. Although it is a radial, its invention gives promise of an "in-line" air-cooled successor...
...mere passing of examinations is not a trustworthy passport to college. At college there must be adaptation to new environment. The Hill is a strict school. Students must attend classes, chapel; lights must go out at given times. At most colleges students may cut classes, chapels, and lights may burn indefinitely. Argues The Hill: If a boy's record, ability and achievement indicate that he is better fitted for some activity other than college life, it is our duty to guide him away from college, and into the environment where he will be happiest and most useful...