Word: corrections
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...difficulty of having to change a tutor whom one likes but with whom one cannot work properly. The tendency will be to avoid the problem until the situation becomes critical. However, careful thought in the first place on the selection of a tutor greatly increases the probability of a correct choice The freshman should see that he gives definite thought to the subject of tutorial guidance. It's worth...
...HARVARD, no man is socially correct until he has a "Wiffles" haircut. A "Wiffles" is nothing more nor less than a convict haircut. And they order "tonics" instead of soft drinks, and send their clothes to the "cleansers." There is also the tradition that the men grow bushy beards during finals...
...dead-end. The robot is first set to take the turn to the right at every fork. When this proves to be wrong and results in a bump against the dead-end, the "rat" goes into reverse, backs up past the fork, goes forward again, taking the correct left turn. This resets the controls in such a way as to enable the "rat" on the second try to negotiate the maze from start to finish without a single error...
Democratic Error. As a High Councilor, Dr. Carrel would promptly correct ''an error'' concerning democratic equality. Says he: "This dogma is now breaking down under the blows of the experience of the nations. It is, therefore, unnecessary to insist upon its falseness. But its success has been astonishingly long. How could humanity accept such faith for so many years? The democratic creed does not take account of the constitution of our body and of our consciousness. It does not apply to the concrete fact which the individual is. Indeed, human beings are equal. But individuals...
...runs, American Automobile Association officials announced the result as 299.875 m.p.h. Disgusted at having missed his objective by an eyelash, Driver Campbell said he would try again next morning. Four hours later, he was told that a bungling timer had made an error in arithmetic and that his correct speed was 301.337. Said Sir Malcolm: "The news comes somewhat flat but I am glad to hear it. . . . I feel that the Bluebird has made her last flight...