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...projected medical library will act as the nucleus of the Center, upon its completion, and will probably be the most modern medical library in America. A recent gift of $3.5 million by Miss Sandra Countway, plus other substantial donations to the Medical School Fund Drive, have made it possible for the University to consider immediate action on the estimated $7.5 million library project...
Present sections are noble in principle and inadequate in practice. If there were a nucleus of discussion at the meetings, instead of desultory questions or a third lecture by the section man, actuality might approach potential. One method of stimulating discussion might be effected by requiring concise, one-page papers throughout the term on questions suggested by the week's readings. One of the term's longer papers might be dropped and a requirement of six to eight short expositions substituted. Students could hand these in on weeks when they chose. Exercises like this would eliminate the need...
...veterans of his civil war that honest democrats "want the approval of the people, not of the rabble. I have been where they want to convert the people into a mob and even turn them into cannon fodder for the Soviets. In every American country there exists a Communist nucleus that backs a demagogue's leadership. Demagoguery, No! Communism, No!" Roared the veterans: "Down with Fidel Castro...
...convinced he could get a still stronger eight, and it is definite that next week will see further changes in the crews. One change will certainly bring Hoffman back to the first boat. Described by Coolidge as "one of the best oarsmen on the squad," he has been the nucleus of attempts to build a varsity boat throughout the year...
...atoms' electrons in patterns that indicate that the atoms have varying shapes. The nuclei of iron atoms are surrounded by a cloud of electrons in almost the classic shape of a globe. But the electrons of nickel and cobalt atoms form cigar-shaped lobes around the nucleus, so that the whole atom looks like a sphere with blisters. Significance of Dr. Freeman's news is that the shapes formed by the electrons may provide an explanation for magnetism, which seems to be caused by "uncoupled" electrons that travel independently as they whirl around the atom's nucleus...