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...proved part of scientific knowledge. "The evidence from . . . these fields (comparative anatomy, embryology, paleontology, geographical distribution) ... is over-whelming." Though a unit on the fact of evolution, scientists frankly admit their ignorance of its causes. Lamarck's, Darwin's, Mendel's theories are all only partial explanations. "If this be ammunition for the antievolutionists, let them make the most of it! We can afford to be honest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Where Evolution Stands | 4/21/1923 | See Source »

...matter of scholarship--and it proceeds to suggest a raising of entrance requirements on the basis of studies alone. Its ideas in that direction are constructive, and will undoubtedly accomplish their immediate purpose--that of cutting out those who are mentally unfit. The fact that grades are only a partial index of mental capacity is a truism which the committee has been obliged to ignore...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS-- | 4/10/1923 | See Source »

...Russian legal code, disrupted by the abolition of private property, and made still more unstable by the recent partial restoration of property rights, is now considered to be incomprehensible to lawyers and Communists alike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Soviet Court System | 3/31/1923 | See Source »

Secretary of Agriculture Wallace remains in Washington furnishing information to the special Senate Committee which is investigating timber problems in the United States. He urges greater fire protection, more replanting, and partial exemption of taxes for forest areas in order to insure the nation's lumber supply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Work and Overwork | 3/17/1923 | See Source »

During the crisis in his illness, Mr. Gompers was in a partial delirium, muttering incoherent phrases about labor conferences and meetings with government officials. The doctors had some difficulty in persuading the patient to remain in bed, since he declared himself fit enough for regular work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Out of Danger | 3/17/1923 | See Source »

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