Word: experimentation
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Wide & Woolly Sir: Last year you ran an item on the American Museum of Natural History's experiment in forecasting the severity of winter by noting the number of rings a caterpillar had. The Forecast was for a mild winter.
From an experiment, Princeton's unique club system has passed through the stages of phenomena and faddish, and now must prove itself an asset to the college as well as institution.
Better Sense. In spite of imposing Democratic majorities, Harry Truman commanded no stable following in either House. Politically, Congress was considerably more conservative than the President. His leadership was frequently overturned on critical issues by a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats, an unstable alliance which provided no consistent leadership...
The Crimson's win, as well as ending a two-game scoreless streak, indicated that Munro's new lineup experiment is a good one. Ex-halfback Bell was at center forward for the first time, while Wolf, erstwhile holder of the position, moved over to outside left.
A committee will be organized in each House to carry out these extra-classroom educational activities, and the Council committee will supervise with an eye to keeping all on the level of a great "scientific experiment."