Word: lambing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Children of Recovery" first appeared at the Chemical Industries Exhibit in New York City, where they so interested Arthur B. Lamb, Erving Professor of Chemistry, that he had them brought here. The present display is sponsored by the Boylston Chemical Club and the Harvard Chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma, national honorary chemical fraternity...
...exhibition made its debut at the Chemical Industries Exhibit held in the Grand Central Palace this fall. Arthur B. Lamb, Erving Professor of Chemistry, became interested in it at that time, and used his influence to bring the "Children" here as soon as possible after their New York appearance...
...Salamis, when a greedy Theban, digging fruitlessly for Persian treasure, was thus slyly advised by Delphi's oracle. To rob Peter to pay Paul (Wyclif, 1380). Still waters run deep (1430). A hair of the dog that bit you (1546). God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb (thought by many to be a Biblical quotation, by a more knowledgeable few the invention of Laurence Sterne, this proverb goes back to the French, 1594). Better a snotty child than his nose wiped off (1640). Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse (1670). Never...
...Therefore, be it resolved that this Committee, on behalf of the Freshmen who attended these reviews, does hereby thank Professors Lamb, Hocking, and Wheldon for their co-operation and Messrs. MacDougall, Kaiser, Cheedle, and Taylor, who devoted their time and energy to conduct these reviews...
...shortage of livestock. During 1935 only 29,266,000 little pigs went to market, compared to 44,398,000 in 1934. Total meat supply was off about 18%. The result was marked advance in meat prices. Between October 1934 and October 1935 beef went up (wholesale) 40%, lamb 30%, cured pork 40% and fresh pork 65%. Yet, except for Swift, packers had trouble in much improving 1934 profits, for the price of livestock increased even more than the price of meat. During the year ending October 1935, the price of cattle went up 55%, of lambs 40% and of hogs...