Word: cell
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Among his other wise sayings Aristotle remarked that man is by nature a social animal; and it is in order to develop his powers as a social being that American colleges exist. The object of the undergraduate department is not to produce hermits, each imprisoned in the cell of his own intellectual pursuits, but men fitted to take their places in the community and live in contact with their fellow...
...peculiar mounting has been necessary. A new tube 21 feet long with a 60-inch aperture is being made and much of the old clock work and appliances will be changed for new ones operated by electricity. The reflecting lens is about 6 inches thick and weighs, with its cell, about a ton. The focal length is 28 1-2 feet. This gives an image upon a scale of 6 inches for a degree. The whole instrument will be covered by a moveable wooden shelter connected with a frame building, the upper floor of which is the observing room...
...current number of the Advocate, issued yesterday, contains the following articles: "Scherzo," and "Waldweben," by G.W. Gribble '05; "The Night before Economics," by S.D. Preston '06; "The Downfall of Our Friend Sherlock Holmes," by H.D. Chandler '06; "The Love Cell," by W.A. Green '04; "A Tale of Two Fingers," by R.W. Beach '06; "Not According to Rule," by S.M. Peyser '06; "A Tale of Tongue," and "Fated," by G.E. Fuller...
...course is intended for those who desire to become acquainted with the structure and functions of the cell, especially of the germ cell, and it will deal with some of the leading questions of modern biology. Practical demonstrations of microscopical preparations will illustrate the lectures...
...inquiring into the cases of persons who have been saved from these dangers. Dr. Jaggar explained at some length the celebrated cases of the prisoner of St. Pierre, Martinique, and the overseer and men of the sugar refinery at Orange Hill. The prisoner was in a heavily constructed masonry cell having two small openings for air, and this cell was protected by the brow of a spur of cliffs. The man was burned somewhat by hot dust but was otherwise unhurt. In the case of the men at Orange Hill, they were in a large cellar which was absolutely closed...