Word: crystallizes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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With respect to William Harvey's June 18 "cutlet" for cheating on examinations (formulae on fingernails and a circular note under his wristwatch crystal): for knowing so precisely what was to be asked on the examination without benefit of an espionage system, Mr. Harvey deserved at least a passing grade. Anything he could write on so small a space might just as well have been memorized. Most of the myths students cherish about cheating are about as reliable. Ever hear about the boy with the hearing aid tuned in to a portable tape recorder...
When I was a student I had two dreads: math and science. For science I wrote the formulae on my fingernails; for mathematics I wrote them on a circular piece of paper, slipped under the crystal of my wristwatch. Result: I never flunked. Note to students: I have not patented these cutlets...
...prize went to a crib note running on tiny rollers, all concealed in a matchbox equipped with apertures for covert reading. Second prize: an inch-square scrap of onionskin paper bearing complete summaries, in three colors of ink, of three subjects. Third prize: an innocuous-looking chunk of rock crystal, ostensibly a paperweight, actually, when viewed from the proper angle, a powerful magnifier of a series of chemical formulas...
...favorite of the Senate Democratic leadership, set aside an earlier decision to retire to the "quieter role" of private life (as a topflight Reno lawyer). But, far from improving the Democratic position, the move misfired, left the party's fragile post-McCarran unity as fractured as a quartz crystal from the Comstock mines. Three other Democratic hopefuls, all of whom had politely waited until Bible announced his "retirement" last fall to jump into the race, gave little indication of getting out again. Most certain to benefit from the fracture: able Clifton Young, 33, Nevada's only Congressman...
...overlooked one significant fact in the otherwise excellent analysis concerning the cold-shoulder treatment accorded to B. & K. by the British-as contrasted to the effusive welcome extended Georgy. It is crystal-clear that Boom Boom Khrushchev vanquished Peep Peep Malenkov in the preliminaries for the fumbling championship of the U.S.S.R. Now, the tag team of Bim & Bom is in training for the finals. Naturally, the British, being the jolly sporting type, are rooting for the underdog to make a comeback...