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...France and of Benjamin Franklin. When Franklin, foremost scientist of the day, was asked what use the balloon was, he cautiously countered: "Of what use is a newborn infant?" And the balloon has indeed been the precursor of many mighty dirigibles. Per se its utility is small. Kite balloons, a variant ol the spherical balloons used for sporting purposes, are useful as observation posts for Army and Navy operations alike, and spherical balloons may serve to form a barrage by a network of suspension wires to intercept attacking planes. But on the whole it may 'be said that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Balloon Race | 5/5/1924 | See Source »

...Plaza-Torro (a Grandee of Spain) T. D. Cairns '25 Luiz (his attendant) A. W. Daggett '25 Don Alhambra del Bolero (the Grand Inquisitor) L. W. Elder 3G. Venetian Gondoliers: Mureo J. F. Lautner '21 Giuseppe E. F. Knauth '24 Antonio C. K. Lawrence '23 Giorgio H. W. Kite...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GLEE CLUB MEN TO SING IN RADCLIFFE OPERETTA | 4/27/1923 | See Source »

...Kite...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INDIANA FAILS TO STOP RUSH OF NEW CRIMSON FORWARDS | 10/10/1921 | See Source »

...Kite...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON DIRECTORY OF FRESHMAN CLASS | 10/10/1921 | See Source »

Awards were made to: Thomas Gorham Scholarship for the second half of 1917-18 to Thomas Kite Brown, Jr., uG; William O. Moseley Traveling Fellowship for 1917-18 to Moses Hyman Lurie...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MERRIMAN APPOINTED PROFESSOR OF HISTORY | 2/28/1918 | See Source »

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