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Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; 0 Thou who changest not, abide with...
...first edifice in Harvard history to be built through the gift of an alumnus. This sum did not completely cover construction cost, and it was necessary for the College to petition the Massachusetts General Court for the right to use brick from an Indian college that had fallen into decay. This right was granted, but only after the College agreed that Indians coming to study would be domiciled free of charge in the structure. No Redskin ever exercised the privilege until a band of Dartmouth Indians stormed Stoughton Hall...
...sharter said, in part, "Whereas the President and Fellows of ye Colledge in Cambridge have Proposed. . . that ye Bricks to ye Indian Colledge wch is gone to decay May be Removed & Used for an Additional Building to Harvard Colledge. We do Hereby signifye to ye Corporation our Consent to their Proposal; Provided that in Case any Indians should. . . be sent to ye Colledge, they should enjoy their studies rent free in said building; This Dated in Boston, Sept. 19, 1695. Win. Stoughton Ch. Morton Wait Winthrop Gab Bernam Inc Mather...
Kennan, in brief, recommended "a policy of firm containment [of Russia] . . . with unalterable counterforce at every point where the Russians show signs of encroaching"-until the Soviet Union either "mellows" or collapses. Kennan detected in Soviet power "seeds of its own decay." He also believed that the U.S., meanwhile, could show the world that it was a nation of "spiritual vitality." If it could only hold, therefore, the U.S. and democracy would...
Meanwhile, dentists have discovered a new fluorine treatment for children which also looks promising: a solution of sodium fluoride applied directly to the teeth. Already widely tested, the treatment has been found to reduce caries (tooth decay) up to 40%. PHS officers issued a warning, however, against some other fluorine fads. Not recommended: fluorinated dentifrices (they do no good) and fluorine tablets (unwisely used, they may mottle teeth and bones, cause kidney trouble...