Word: organism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When West Point Cadets attend chapel, clear and true peal out the notes of the chapel organ. Last week, however, the organ's integrity was seriously threatened. It seemed possible that in the not distant future it would be giving forth sour, discordant notes, offensive to the sensibilities of future generals. For the State of New York planned to run a new highway through the academy grounds, not far from the chapel and it appeared that the vibration from countless passing motor cars would be gravely detrimental to the pitch and harmony of the organ's music...
...permit for this highway back in October, 1926. But Colonel Hodges said that the permit was revoked and it appeared that Secretary Davis was ready to back him up-the New York Herald Tribune, indeed, printed a picture of the Secretary with the title "Guards West Point's organ...
...resultant controversy developed the following points: Organ experts testified that vibration was injurious to organs, that organs in Manhattan (where traffic vibration is not inconsiderable) were kept harmonious only by weekly tunings. Colonel Hodges also objected to the highway on general principles, remarking "we are not running a public park up here, we are trying to run a school for military instruction." Colonel Greene held to his written permit and threatened to sue the Federal Government, since the State had appropriated $250,000 for the highway and spent $3,000 in preliminary work. It appeared that the present chief highway...
...strawberries. Obviously the last-mentioned malady has no connection with pollen. A few pollen grains may accidentally be present, but strawberries are not inhaled ; not even by French gourmets.* Pollen in plants corresponds to semen in animals, and is produced only at the time of bloom by the male organ in the flower. Would it not be of more importance to a journal like TIME, catering to people of some intelligence, to have such a simple, fundamental fact stated correctly, than to parade a lot of French kindergarten phrases, such as "c'est les fraises maudites" "tout Paris...