Word: meter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Gadget of the week: a "student reaction meter" invented by two professors of engineering at the University of Tennessee. Henceforth, a student in the college of engineering will be able to protest that he doesn't understand what the teacher is saying by merely pressing his own special button, wired to a meter on the professor's desk. The more buttons, pressed, the more the needle will quiver, and the more it will behoove the professor to make himself clearer...
Walter Kaiser uses about the same approach in his piece on Cezanne, Aix-en-Provence. The meter he choses (unconsciously or not) contributes powerfully to his thoughts on imponderable nature, giving balance and clearness to the total meaning. Tending towards obscurity, Robert Layzer presents a tribute to She Voyages which becomes entangled in odd grammar and unconnected images. Regrettably, he is unable to control some highly imaginative metaphors. What Winifred Hare means to imply in her caption, Song for Two People on Three Instruments, I will not venture to guess. Regardless of what she refers to, her piece creates...
Fred Wilt, FBI man running under the colors of the New York Athletic Club, won back the National Senior AAU 10,000 meter cross country championship yesterday. He was clocked...
When the poet turns to an historical event in which to inject emotions of his own life and age, he is more successful. Conquistador, a long poem about the conquest of Mexico, reveals, a thorough understanding of war's effect on individuals. Composed in three-line classic meter, the poem is free of obtrusive personal comment and conveys brilliantly the horror of death, the elation of victory, and the awe of discovering new land...
...competitive swimming began in 1948 when he won three junior titles in a local swimming club. The next year, under the guidance of his first coach, Hawkins finished third in the New South Wales State Meet in the 100 meter race...