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...Many bacteria need another B factor, pantothenic acid, to thrive. So Bacteriologist Henry McIlwain of Sheffield, England, reasoned that bacteria might likewise mistake a compound called pantoyltaurine for its chemical relative, pantothenic acid. His hunch was right, and his discovery may well lead to development of a second group of bacteria-hoaxing chemicals comparable to the sulfa-group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: How Sulfa-Drugs Work | 10/26/1942 | See Source »

...philosopher, and an historian of ideas. They are George D. Birkhoff '05, dean of the Faculty of. Arts and Sciences and Perkins Professor of Mathematics; Reginald A. Daly; Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology; Karl. S. Lashley, professor of Neuropsychology; Clarence I. Lewis '06, professor of Philosophy; and Charles H. McIlwain, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 5 PROFESSORS GIVEN DEGREES | 5/28/1941 | See Source »

...name of Professor McIlwain is almost synonomous with the study of "Constitutionalism, Ancient and Modern," as his latest volume is entitled. Best known for his "Growth of Political Thought in the West" and his "High Court of Parliament," he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in American history for a study of "The American Revolution...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 5 PROFESSORS GIVEN DEGREES | 5/28/1941 | See Source »

...English field History 19, 40, and 42 are the key courses. McIlwain, called by Frankfurter the scholar of Harvard, makes Constitutional history interesting; Merriman treats the Tudor period from a strictly historical approach which may seem outmoded to the Marxian historian, but which is not dull; Perkins and Owen carry on to modern times with Owen receiving most of the orchids. The basic English courses are 21, 30, 40, and 52. All of these are adequate but not inspiring. Sherburn, generally considered the greatest 18th century scholar is thought dull in his presentation; Jones is called diffuse and the course...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HUMANITIES AS FIELDS OF CONCENTRATION | 3/12/1941 | See Source »

...McIlwain, professor of Government, who spoke at one of the Willikie rallies and who wears an Aid-to-Britain button, will preside over the meeting. Professor O. M. W. Sprague '94, who will represent the Business School, was economic adviser to the Bank of England until 1932 and financial authority to the Secretary of the Treasury until he broke with Roosevelt on fiscal policies of the New Deal. Col. Dana. T. Gallup, who is legal adviser to the State Draft Board will also speak...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MEETING FOR UNITY OF U. S. ON DEFENSE | 11/13/1940 | See Source »

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