Word: felted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Zone, in the Gulf of Maine. At this point there is a very ancient fracture in the earth's crust, extending from the Bay of Fundy, Southwest, to the region of Cape Ann. That zone has caused so many earthquakes in the last three centuries that whenever one is felt near Boston, it is suspected as being the cause. The last tremor was felt about Boston on January 7, 1925. Professor Mather believes that there may be a repetition of the event within the next two or three weeks, but that if it happens at all, it will...
...Cabinet in his favorite role of Foreign Minister. Slowly, ponderously he mounted the Tribune last week, big shaggy head sunk theatrically between hunched shoulders. In low-spoken, vibrant words, he began: "Messieurs, the foreign policy of France continues. It remains a policy of dignity and firmness. I have never felt that the moral grandeur of France has suffered from what I have done...
...fingers into an ear of one of his audience, modulated a high frequency current by speaking into a transmitter, let the modulated current pass through his body to his finger tip to the man's ear. The man "heard" Mr. Grace's words. The man felt as though he were thinking Mr. Grace's phrases. It seemed like thought transference. No hocus-pocus was it, however, but an understandable, verifiable, physical-physiological hookup...
...learns to talk by imitating the sound of speech. The deaf learn by imitating the sight of speech. Both deaf and blind, blue-eyed, brown-haired Helen Keller learned to talk by imitating what speech felt like, beneath her fingers. Aided by her devoted, lifelong teacher and guardian, Mrs. Macy* (nee Anne Mansfield Sullivan), the prodigious Keller has been a U. S. phenomenon since the age of seven, has won without benefit of favoritism a college degree cum laude (Radcliffe), has cinemacted, lectured, written books, corresponded in French, German and English with her international friends?the blind, deaf, sick, poor...
...track and football. Although the team will be handicapped by the loss of Captain Joseph Lifrak '29, the return of J. F. Solano '30, former Freshman star, after a year's absence should be an important factor in the progress of the team. Another loss which will be severely felt is that of Crispin Cooke '32, lightweight star of last year's Freshman team. He will be prevented from wrestling this season because of an injury...