Word: functioning
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Stern declared that the red giants appeared to be chemically different from any other known substance. Their biological function remains obscure. But the red color seems to be an intrinsic property of the molecules, not an impurity. "We plan," said Dr. Stern, "to study this interesting substance more extensively...
...bind the nucleus of an atom together may be caused by a sort of "bubbling" within the nucleus-a continuous creation, exchange and reabsorption of heavy particles. Last week Dr. Hans A. Bethe of Cornell, a brilliant analyst of atomic behavior, showed how barytrons could perform this nuclear binding function if they exist in all three electrical states - positively charged, negatively charged, neutral...
Arranging dance dates, however, is not the only function open to the Inter-House Committee. Another need, that of circulating information from House to House concerning individual activities and experiments, could be administered to. It is with caution that the Houses are launching their new ventures of year books and ambitious dramatic productions. The Inter-House Committee, as a common source of information, would do much to hasten the development of the House system. Through this medium the other Houses could readily gain information concerning the pitfalls encountered by the Kirkland Year Book project or the Leverett newspaper...
...most difficult task that the educated man has to meet. A surprising number pass through Harvard knowing nothing about English literature and--most significant--ignorant of good grammar. To avoid a one-sided training, to stimulate the clarifying and transmitting of ideas, the University should compel, as a primary function, a writing course for every student, regardless of whether he escapes English...
...into subcommittees, one to watch for "anti-Catholic propaganda" in each important newspaper and magazine, with a view to beginning negotiations if a publication persists in being biased. Father Toomey denies that the aims of the Press Relations Committee resemble those of the Legion of Decency. Declared he: "The function of these committees is not primarily one of protest or criticism, but rather one of education and enlightenment. They will operate positively always, negatively only when the need so demands. . . . Good-will on both sides, negotiations conducted in an atmosphere of amity: these are the objectives. . . . The committees will endeavor...