Word: explaining
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...lecture, which is open to members of the University and their friends, will appeal especially to those who have no intimate knowledge of the theory of radio. Professor Pierce will give a demonstration of reception, with loud speakers and amplifiers, and will explain the phenomena involved, calling particular attention to the influence of the vacuum tube on communication engineering...
...doubt as to whether the Hindu really remained alive, after two week's burial in the ground, or not. But the trick was founded on an actual oriental superstition, of which many others have likewise appeared to baffle "civilized" doctors. Perhaps later investigators, like this Frenchman, will not only explain them by natural laws rather than supernatural, but also apply them usefully to modern practice...
...Brown. The attendance ranged from 60 to 200. The conduct of these meetings was in charge of a freshman committee with M. A. Cheek '26 as chairman. A committee of thirty upperclass men made personal calls on most of the freshmen between October and Christmas, the object being to explain the various religious and social service activities of the Association to the new men. Active cooperation has been had with the churches of Harvard Square. A religious census was taken at the time of registration and the results sent to all local churches. Lists of churches have been sent...
...become a habit to explain "Harvard Indifference" as nothing more than a tendency to mind one's own business. That explanation is, after all, an excellent one. It is strictly in keeping with Professor James's famous Harvard ideal, which sees the University as a sort of "Fields of the Blessed" where each comer may pursue his own desires without the compulsion or the hindrance of what his fellows may be doing or thinking...
...British Premier at the Peace Conference of Versailles. As a graduate of New College, Oxford University, and a past editor of "The Round Table", a political review of recognized influence, he is particularly qualified by training and experience to present the problem of maintaining peace. He will explain the causes of the present crisis in Europe, the dangers involved, and the possible solutions to this international complication...