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...Several of the specially built barges which the Japanese used in attempting landings on the west coast of Bataan have been captured. In them were life-saving and other equipment marked 'United States Army Transport Merritt.' This equipment was part of the relief supplies given to Japan by the United States after the disastrous earthquake and fire...
...this connection it is interesting to note that these supplies were loaded on the Army transport Merritt in Manila for shipment to Japan under the direction of Brigadier General Douglas MacArthur, then commander of the Philippine Scouts Brigade...
...into being under the leadership of Doctor Gray, who ambitiously despatched specimen collectors all over the globe, and who himself engaged in careful research work and carried on a detailed correspondence with Darwin and other prominent scientists of the period. At present, the Herbarium is under the direction of Merritt L. Fernald '97. Fisher Professor of Natural History...
...According to A.D.A.'s past president, Dr. Arthur Hastings Merritt of Manhattan, the incidence of tooth decay today is as bad as it was 100 years ago, even though dental care is better. Said he: "People spend $1,600,000,000 a year on tobacco, and this is $200,000,000 more than they spend on all medical care, including surgery and dentistry...
Arthur C. Hyman '42, composed a slightly erotic piece inspired by signs along the Merritt Parkway, entitled "Keep Right Except When Passing." Though now it has drifted into temporary oblivion, the most easily remembered verses go something like this: "Keep right except when passing, get control of your nerves, 'cause soft shoulders mean dangerous curves . . . . Keep right except when passing, both hands on the wheel, steer straight to love, baby, you know the way I feel...