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Since they had to do without human skulls, the researchers, led by Edward R. Dye, started out with hens' eggs-which, Dye explained, are roughly equivalent, for experimental purposes. Both are about the same shape (ovoid), and both consist of a rigid, fragile shell containing gelatinous material. Eggs will break when dropped four inches on a hard surface, skulls about four feet. But skulls and eggs crack about the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Watch Your Head! | 10/4/1948 | See Source »

...college for women of Columbia University. It maintains its own faculty, and remains completely independent of Columbia College It has, however, a tradition reminiscent of Columbia's Freshman--Sophomore Rush, except that at Barnard they dress it up a bit and call it the Greek Games. The Greek Games consist of chariot races--one girl pulling, another wielding the whip and other Grecoid divertisements. The Games are reputed to be an even finer spectacle than the Wellesley Hoop Race...

Author: By Sedgwick W. Green, | Title: Little Columbia Does Big Things | 10/2/1948 | See Source »

...along with a starting lineup that includes 10 Massachusetts athletes. They are, in the line, ends Bob DiBlasio and Johnny Fiorentino, tackles Chief Bender and Doug Bradlee, guards Howie Houston (he'll play tackle on defense) and Jack Coan, and center Paul O'Brien. The starting Varsity backfield will consist of Captain Kenny O'Donnell at wingback. Booming Bill Henry at quarterback, Jimmy Noonan or Chuck Roche at tailback, and either Chip Gannon or Paul Shafer at fullback. Gannon and Shafer are the only non-Bay Staters in this group...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lion Football Team Hits Town Today | 10/1/1948 | See Source »

Later services of the Key will consist of welcoming and entertaining visiting teams and student organization...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Key Welcomes Freshmen | 9/23/1948 | See Source »

...daily average. On a minimum basis, 1,400 tons of food and 2,000 tons of coal will sustain West Berlin. The coal will heat hospitals, prisons, courts, schools, and welfare establishments. If the 4,000-ton average is maintained, the extra 600 tons will consist of medical and welfare supplies, newsprint, and extra coal (for a few essential industries and emergency heat in private dwellings). Berliners will be colder than last winter and possibly colder than the winter before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: When Winter Comes | 8/30/1948 | See Source »

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