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...here, this reads more like the inside of a jacket cover than a book review--take heart. The book is not entirely flawless. For one thing, it is too short. Then perhaps, you're one of those who don't like "S.O.B." However, it is difficult to conceive that some part of "Benchley--or Else!" should fail to find the funny bone of any reader. It is a collection of 71 short articles, some of which appeared in print almost two decades ago, and it covers a vast expanse of human experience--pigeons, hiccoughs, botany exams, poker, bisons, thunderstorms, truffle...
...Bureau mounts its diamonds (which must be more colorless and flawless than good grade jewelry stones) between two small brass contacts. One contact is charged with 1,000 volts of electricity. When an alpha, beta or gamma ray hits the diamond, it knocks an electron off one of the carbon atoms of which the diamond is composed. Propelled by the pressure of the 1,000 volts, the electron darts along one of the straight channels which run between the atoms of a diamond crystal. This motion sets up an electrical pulsation that can be detected easily by various standard instruments...
...Jack Bromwich-were the same as for last December's first day in Melbourne. Champion Kramer set right to work to show that the 5-0 sweep at Melbourne was no fluke. Pails is a picture player with rhythmic, flowing ground strokes; but against Kramer's almost flawless all-court attack, he could offer only token resistance and shake his curly head sadly. The score of Kramer's victory- 6-2, 6-1, 6-2-was further support for the arguable thesis that Kramer right now is as good as the best in tennis history...
...science departments judging a candidate on his course work alone, the social sciences on a mixture of grades, thesis, and tutorial. But the variations of awards among allied fields precludes explaining the problem solely in these terms. Whether a degree with honors should indicate individual, original work, or a flawless record along a prescribed schedule, the student seeking a graduate berth urgently needs a reappraisal of this higher distinction--be it a significant award or a departmental fluke...
...with her first ride in an airplane, when she and the family piled into their royal Vikings for a quick picnic in the Free State Game Reserve. Princess Elizabeth had already had her big moment in East London when she christened a new dry dock and was given five flawless diamonds from...