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...animals and their organs illustrate the physiological theory on which Dr. Crile has been working, not too secretly, for a long time. The theory: in all animals except man and the higher apes, the rate of metabolism is almost directly proportional to brain weight: 12.15 calories per gram of brain each 24 hours. Compared with his body, man's brain is larger than any other animal's, thus puts a greater strain on his organic activities. So such ills as high blood pressure, exophthalmic goiter, diabetes are almost unique in civilized man, rare in aborigines and beasts. They...
...CharlesWilliam J. Moss Natalie Gale, BeaverWilliam L. Nutting Polly Palmer, WheatonWilliam C. Palson Priscilla Tapley, SmithWillard Platt Patricia Elliot, WellesleyBroaddus Robinson Patricia Drew, BeaverO. Glenn Saxon, Jr. Bobsie Deming, The Day SchoolErwin H. Schell Alice Minot, CambridgeRichard D. Solo Helen Salters, BrooklineEdward B. Stevens Andy Johnson, Miss Wheeler'sPeter Gram Swing Patricia Lee, SmithFenton Taylor, Jr. Eleanor Root, New YorkAndrew W. Welch, Jr. Barbara Kelly, EmmanuelWELD HALLHenry Applebach Louise StuartElibu H. Berman Muriel Goldman, Hartford, Conn.Frederic H. Bird Ann Tyrrell, Colby Junior CollegeJerry M. Brown Vurginia Buchser, Fort Monroe, Va.Richard L. Davies Barbara Jane Cook, WellesleyThomas M. Griffin Ann Roberts...
Among the other prominent persons who regularly broadcast over the station are Raymond Gram Swing, Fulton Lewis, Jr., and Hendrik Wilhelm Van Loon...
...previous experience is necessary, according to William W. Tyng '41, chairman of the Network, who guarantees "to turn out our full quota of Raymond Gram Swings, Edisons, and Marconis, if we get intelligent candidates." Commenting on the intensive radio training provided by the four week competitions, Tyng said, "Many of us expect to land jobs through our Network experience...
...Jell-O script is turned out by a 33-year-old wag named Bill Morrow, whose salary is $1,500 a week, and his assistant, Eddie Beloin, who makes $560 less. Although the gags are theirs. Benny has a lot to do with shaping up the pro gram. Each Monday he gets together with his writers either in the bedroom of his 15-room French-Colonial mansion in Beverly Hills or in his Paramount dressing room to talk over his coming show. With Benny's secretary Harry Baldwin furiously taking notes, the show is roughed out on Monday, worked...