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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...small herd of psychologists, mathematicians and graduate students at North Carolina's Duke University, headed by Dr., Joseph Banks Rhine, believe they have proved the existence of Extra-Sensory Perception ("ESP"), which means telepathy and clairvoyance, by a long series of card-matching experiments. A great number of psychologists and mathematicians elsewhere do not consider that the Duke experiments prove ESP at all.So the dead cats hurled into the Duke camp have been many and pungent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Indefatigable Cardplayer | 6/13/1938 | See Source »

...London suburb last week, on the eve of his 70th birthday, Scotsman Sandy Herd, onetime (1902) British Open golf champion, became the hero of the $5,000 Rickmansworth Open, when he scored a 67, six under par, in the second round. His 30 for the first nine holes set a new record for major British tournaments, but Oldster Herd had to be content with 19th place (288) at the end of the tournament...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Iron Legs | 5/2/1938 | See Source »

They scold the common herd who worship matter...

Author: By Rockwell Hollands, | Title: Hicks and Hillyer Residing in Same House Presents Problem | 4/16/1938 | See Source »

...House seats are up, and from all indications it looks as though the G. O. P.'s present little herd would be just about doubled. This would represent a respectable comeback for a party which has taken three successive and terrible beatings at the polls since 1932. And last week the man whose job it was to change this strong possibility into a reality was quietly attending to his job in Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Elephant Boy | 4/11/1938 | See Source »

...districts that elected Democratic Representatives did so by 5% majorities or less and it is these districts which can be principally expected to enlarge Joe Martin's herd. He does not plan to lose any of his present Congressmen. He hopes to gain six seats in New England (two each in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut). Gallup Poll gives the G. O. P. 39 new seats in the Central States. Joe Martin is currently counting on only 22, with ten from Ohio where Republicans anticipate defeating Governor Davey. The Committee expects eight new Congressmen from the corn & wheat belt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Elephant Boy | 4/11/1938 | See Source »

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