Word: following
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...immense numbers and with a fresh breeze sweeping down from the mountains, they are carried all over the country side, so that they often infest a large extent of land in a single night. One of the interesting things about the production of these spores is that they follow a schedule almost as regular as that of trains. While I was in the, Philippines, I could set my alarm clock for 12.30 at night and get out into the fields just as spore production was starting. Then I could study the mildews all night until the sun began to rise...
...spring fever be blamed upon the approach of April, so may the hour examinations. These more or less Jucid intervals of spasmodic scribbling follow closely upon the first bluebird and drift along until the new blades of grass anounce the deadline. At the present moment, any student carrying the normal, any student carrying the normal burden of courses probably has an hour examination or so both before and behind him, and several right under his feet...
...rise betimes without a thought of Hobo College and go to Emerson J where Dr. Prescott at 9 o'clock will lecture on interest and attention. His course, Education B, is one that demands both, and after his exposition I shall probably be unduly critical of what is to follow. Professor Lowes begins his annual contribution to English 28 at 10 o'clock this morning, when he will introduce a new era to the course, the romantics period. I like romantics, all vagabonds are romantics at heart...
...shook his finger in Mr. Upshaw's face: "You prohibitionists are narrow and intolerant and I with many others resent the invasion of my personal rights by people like you. I ask you to follow God's plan. You can't improve...
...There follow 25 questions based on news of the past week. Read TIME from cover to cover. Then quiz yourself...