Word: performed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...deplored: but even the yellowest of modern journals finds a defender or an apologist in the person of Dr. James Lee, Dean of Journalism at New York University. Basing his argument on the unusual theory that the "wages of sin are publicity" Dr. Lee apparently suggests that such sheets perform the useful task of rewarding iniquity. No less startling is his opinion that "the more space that is devoted to an erring minister the finer the tribute to the clergy as a whole...
With this statement, Mr. Russell made his two main suggestions as to the best means of obtaining educational freedom. The first was to teach each student not to believe a thing unless it is so. The second is to choose teachers solely for their abilities to perform their duties...
...must be remembered that track meets are run on the track and not on paper. Comparative scores, and times, and distances are always misleading. And in this case they are particularly so as the Yale and Princeton track teams have both had an opportunity to perform on de-tracks under favorable conditions with regard to sun and wind, while Harvard's two meets with Virginia and M. I. T. have both been run off on a soggy track with a cold wind blowing. This has of course, resulted in times and distances which compare unfavorably on paper with the records...
...Virginia College, the University will be tested severely, since the southern riders have been enjoying outdoor practice for some time. The University polo players have been considerably handicapped by the lateness of commencing outdoor play, but Captain F. S. Clark of the Military Science Department expects his charges to perform creditably...
Under the great central dome and in adjoining rooms are a series of exhibits illustrating striking natural phenomena and scientific discoveries, so arranged that the visitor may himself perform the experiments. They include: ¶ Mirrors to catch the sunlight at all hours and project it through a telescopic lens in an image showing the sun spots. ¶ A spectroscope to resolve the sun rays into the component colors, showing the Fraunhofer lines of the various chemical elements in the sun's spectrum. ¶ The interferometer of Dr. A. A. Michelson, with which he measured the wave length of light...