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...itself was expanding independently of its matter and Hubble & Humason at Mount Wilson confirmed this expanding universe theory by actual observations. Thus Einstein's universe fell into general disfavor, without at all impairing the General Theory of Relativity. Four years ago Einstein accordingly revised his original universe to conform with these observations...
...when he was three, and he and his infant sister were adopted (though never legally) by kind-hearted Richmond families. Poe adored his foster-mother, Mrs. Allan, but never got along with his "Pa." Though he was brought up as a little Virginia gentleman, he soon ceased to conform. Tragedy visited him early and often, did nothing to thicken an already abnormally thin skin. At 15 he had his second bereavement, when an older woman whom he worshipped died insane. Always romantically attached to some woman, Poe was engaged to be married when he went to the University of Virginia...
...Infantile paralysis, diphtheria, tuberculosis, and cancer are diseases which broadcasters frequently discuss over the radio but Columbia Broadcasting drew the line at Dr. Parran's subject. Nonetheless, he appeared at CBS's Manhattan studio to tell the nation about syphilis. Would he alter his prepared text to conform with what the company considered good public taste? Indeed he would not. Thereupon CBS refused him a microphone. Next day Dr. Parran resigned from the National Advisory Council on Radio in Education because its Secretary-Director Levering Tyson had not backed him up. He also set up a vigorous...
...gained nothing of importance. The fault does not rest with our delegates. As before remarked, it is utterly impossible to make up rules by compromise that will suit all. Some one particular game, and that the best game that can be found, should be adopted, and every college should conform strictly to its rules. In giving up our so-called "Harvard Game," we worked a complete revolution in our system, and allowed the ball to be carried whenever caught. The suggestion that the game is for the feet alone, and not for the hands, is a mere quibble...
After a decorous debut party in 1929 and two years at Barnard, Jane Wyatt did her best to conform to the routine for stage beginners by making the round of theatrical offices. The round lasted only until she reached the office of Charles Hopkins who promptly engaged her for an ingenue role in Give Me Yesterday. One season in stock, at the commodious summer theatre in Stockbridge, Mass., a few more appearances in Manhattan, prepared her for Hollywood. In her first picture (One More River), Jane Wyatt performed so well that she got the lead in her second, Great Expectations...