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...another" Amidst an angry undercurrent of rhetoric, Mr. Lamb moves laboriously on to make his final, crushing point. This it turns out, is that "Harvard has moved a long way to the right. Now a formation of a teachers' union in the Yard . . . . causes the authorities such acute discomfort that the organizers are dismissed." Mr. Lamb then hints darkly that "Universities need a continuous flow of funds from benefactors, and concludes that although presidents of universities may feel liberal they must "act tough toward liberals because we don't see how we can afford to act otherwise...
...human drug-takers contract. The sexual effect was mixed: shortly after receiving his dose the animal would mate readily, later fly into a rage and fight if a female was brought near. If deprived of the drug in the early stages of addiction, the chimpanzees showed few signs of discomfort except yawning, moping, sweating, salivation. But if deprived at more advanced stages, they became acutely miserable, carried the syringe to the keeper, ignoring food which had been offered as an alternative choice. Dr. Yerkes declared that, if he had cared to risk the apes' lives for the sake...
...left to the individual. "Personally I train hard for two weeks and then take a break." She bemoaned a hangover during the interview, hastened to add that extra rehearsals after her show, not any connection with the miscellaneous cocktail and whiskey glasses around the room, caused her present discomfort...
Last week elated President Murchison summed up the accomplishment thus: "The American side now has security and stability where formerly there existed the threat of immeasurable and overwhelming competition. They are likewise saved from the expense, the discomfort and the misinterpretations, the recriminations, the bickerings and the hazards involved in a campaign of political action. . . . On their side, the Japanese will have for the years 1937 and 1938 a volume of business greatly in excess of any previously enjoyed in the American market. . . They are also freed from the danger of tariff increases or other forms of restrictive legislation...
Once, caught in a fierce storm, Audubon took refuge in a trapper's cabin which became so flooded that he had to hold his arms over his head to protect his portfolio. In the midst of his discomfort the storm ended, and he suddenly heard a wood thrush, "a song of a few clear, mellow, flute-like notes falling in gentle cadences." As he listened he thought that no song could be "so gentle in its last, almost inaudible phrases." He gave up painting portraits of human beings. "After this,'' said he, "I shall follow only...