Word: growth
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Constructively, Dr. Hooton proposes an Institute of Clinical Anthropology, presumably to be financed by one of "those great philanthropic foundations which alternately establish and allow to perish . . . institutes for research to promote human betterment." Besides growth, old age, immunity and susceptibility, the institute would study norms and variations in physical, mental and nervous structure. New research channels would be fully developed.,: In orthopedics, for example, X-rays and slow-motion pictures would be used to investigate posture and gait from birth to death. The staff would include some physical anthropologists, whose special training and points of view are essential...
Without question the growth and vigor of the Department has been due primarily to the zeal and forward-looking optimism of two men--Professors Sorokin and Zimmerman. It shows an unhealthy condition in any department to have two men carrying by far the major burden of departmental responsibility and routine, as well as a great teaching load. One senior member has shown for several years an astonishing disregard of the best interests of this department. There can be no excuse whatsoever for a "gang your own way" attitude, with all that it implies about neglect of departmental duties, ragged lecturing...
Herald-Post's Growth...
However, during the past year the growth of the Herald-Post has established, as far as our knowledge goes, an entirely new record in circulation performance...
...without the preface, customary for such young fisticuffers, of fighting as an amateur. Instead, he took all the professional fights he could find, in the course of which he gradually worked his way up to the top of his class by the time he had acquired his full growth - 6 ft. & 172 Ib. James J. Braddock, now heavyweight champion of the world, beat him once, lost to him once, considers him the best man he ever fought. Jack Dempsey, who refereed one of his bouts two years ago, called him the best young fighter in the U. S. That...