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...handsomest Chinese fighter pilot in the European Theater of Operations" is what slight, Hawaiian-born Lieut. Kong calls himself (he is the only one; there are a few Chinese-American bombermen). He got into flying by way of the Corps of Engineers, for which he worked as a chem ist after he finished the University of Hawaii. Between missions he tries to teach other pilots Hawaiian without nota ble success. They cannot even learn to say "Hemakana Hewahewa Okalani Yim," which is his niece Shirley's Hawaiian name...
...ever duplicated shellac's complicated chemical structure. But Chem ist C. G. Harford, of the Arthur D. Little laboratory in Cambridge, Mass., found that a resin named zein, derived from corn, behaved very much like shellac. A drawback, however, was that in solution zein had a tendency to jell. By an un disclosed chemical process, Harford finally succeeded in converting zein into a non-jelling resin. The result, Zinlac, not only has the quick-drying, elastic qualities of shellac, but is also more resistant to water and makes a better coat for metal...
Added burdens on an already strained teaching staff have been arriving this week in the person of the AST Reserves, who will take a normal basic engineering course beginning Monday. They will do elementary work in Math, Physics, Chem, English, History, Geography, and Engineering Drawing for terms ranging from three to nine months...
Maybe LIFE slipped for a moment in its role of trying to paint an accurate picture of the American scene. After all, there's no sex in a Chem lab; and you can't very well show sweater girls studying quantum mechanics...
Only in extreme cases should he plan to dive right into Math A, Physics A, Engin. Sci. 1, and Chem. A all in one year. If possible he should take at least one course in the humanities or social sciences, and in no wise should he rely on English A and French E for his entire liberal education. And he can make good use of his extra hours, though they may be few, by auditing a wide variety of cultural courses. Although it is best for the Freshman to devote himself seriously to the war effort, he can get most...