Word: particularities
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Neutrals. In World War II it is possible that even nations who do not take sides may play a vital military part, for they may be invaded. Britain and France count on three neutrals in particular to hold off the Germans for a time. The Swiss have besides a strong mountainous position a small but tough civilian army, probably strong enough to keep Nazis from trying to outflank the Maginot Line to the south. The Belgians are armed to teeth, and their country is well fortified. The Dutch can flood part of their country to keep Germans out of Rotterdam...
...Germany's vaunted rearmament. Free lances argue that the men in the profession are partly interested in the propaganda value of releasing juicy figures regarding the strength of presumed enemies, partly taken in by the tremendous enthusiasm which attachés in various foreign nations develop for the particular military machines that come under their eyes...
...story book version of that trial generally sounds slightly McGuffey; Hollywood's vast inflation of it is louder and funnier and off its historical base in almost every particular. Cinemauthor Lamar Trotti last week explained: "When I was working as a reporter on the Atlanta Georgian, I covered a murder trial and became very interested in the accused man and his family. I've always wanted to do a story about them, and this is it. . . . It's really only a whodunit...
Under the direction of Professor Charles F. Brooks '12, a staff varying from three to twelve men has been doing all sorts of experiments, placing particular emphasis on radio and electrical work. One of their most striking activities has been the charting out of routes and assembling meteorological statistics for future trans-Atlantic flights...
Under the new requirements all third-year students must complete written work embodying the results of individual research. This work may be done in connection with seminar study by students in groups not exceeding twenty-five or may be done in some particular subject under the supervision of an assigned instructor. To make seminar study available for all third-year students, new seminars have been added to the curriculum...