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Possibly the best piece in the May number is an essay by Merril O. Young '51 on Dr. B. F. Skinner and his trained pigeons. This should no doubt be of interest to Dr. Skinner if no one else. The style is shoddy, and the slapdash arrangements of sentences displays the typical Lampoon unfamiliarity with the basic elements of syntax. "The Cruise of the Escarole and Romaine," by Douglas B. Bunce '50 about a forty-foot pedal boat is equally badly written, but might be fairly pleasant if you owned a forty-foot pedal boat at the time. John...

Author: By Michael J. Edwards, | Title: On the Shelf | 6/7/1951 | See Source »

Then Zeke Kanzaki grounded out to the advance the runner to second and third. A single to left by Jack Merril hit in the winning tally...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lowell Nine Slugs Bunnies, 16-3; Eliot Noses Out Winthrop, 8-7 | 5/10/1949 | See Source »

Eliot is the hardest-hitting club. Roger Pugh, Jack Merril, Gordle Allen, Dick Saul, and Jim Rosslter are all dependable at the plate. Pugh is also a fine catcher, and Merril is a flashy and ubiquitous centerfielder...

Author: By E. JOUR Otameal, | Title: Lining Them Up | 4/28/1949 | See Source »

Pitching is the big worry for the Elephants. Hugh Whitman, the regular, is only adequate. Merril has been tried on the mound, but he should stay in the outfield...

Author: By E. JOUR Otameal, | Title: Lining Them Up | 4/28/1949 | See Source »

...under 25. After fabulous Gunner Silva's death in the accidental crash of a Flying Fortress in Australia last July, oldsters apparently lost their toe hold in the Air Forces. But last week in London a lean, grizzled, Fortress tailgunner aged 44 turned up: Staff Sergeant Merril W. Gilger, World War I Field Artillery wagoner, onetime Los Angeles real-estate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy: Young Man's War? | 11/30/1942 | See Source »

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