Word: mcdonald
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week Millard Wright's brain operation presented the court with a difficult legal question: Is a criminal tendency a disease that surgery can cure? Brought to trial for his burglaries before Judge G. Malcolm McDonald, Wright looked like a new man. He was cheerful, sociable and relaxed. Dr. Koskoff thought there was a good chance that he had been cured of the urge to steal. But to complete the cure, the prisoner would have to be set free and given a chance to live in a "normal" environment...
Even if Wright had really been cured, Judge McDonald had another disquieting thought to ponder: if he ruled that lobotomy could correct a criminal urge, would the precedent eventually empty all jails? After long thought, in which he decided not to "take this chance," the Judge said: "If we were to accede to the request that Wright be absolved ... we would soon be overwhelmed by similar requests from many other habitual criminals who are now incarcerated . . . and who would be willing to submit to similar operations. ... I have no confidence in such surgery. Hopes, perhaps, but no confidence...
Lack of experience proved to be the deciding factor as the Freshman lacrosse team went down to a surprisingly hard fought 9 to 7 defeat at the hands of the Boston Lacrosse Club "B" team Saturday afternoon. The Summary: HARVARD BEC Chamberlain, g. Harford, g. Forsyth, pt. Kirkpatrick, pt. McDonald, c.pt. Weaver, c.pt. Spence, ld. Edmunds, ld. Claflin, 2d. Pickson, 2d. Birdsall, c. Goff, c. Zeigler, 2a. Dobservale, 2a. Bezanson, 1a. Coffin, 1a. Davidson, o.h. Clurman, o.h. Aibel, i.h. Wilson...
...lineups: Eliot: rf, Stensrnt, Johnson; c, Critchton; rg, Williams; lg, Fickleberry. Dunster: rf, Rudolph; lf, Okimura; c, Furth; rg, Rosenberg; lg, McDonald...
...Varsity summary: McDonald (T) defeated Foster, 3-1; Emerson, (R) defeated Warner, 3-0; Pallet (R) defeated Kelly, 3-2 Mead (R) detested Knutzen 3-2, Swan (T) defeated Weave...