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...equipped with some kind of built-in mental equipment which helped them do so? Sikorsky never goes so far as to conclude that he is an instrument of Divine Providence, but neither can he, as a deeply religious man, avoid-wondering how else to explain some of his own rarer moments of intuition...
Fantasy without coyness is rare, and fantasy about childhood without overdoses of syrup is even rarer. The 5,000 Fingers, even at its most fantastic, contrives to keep its brisk sense of humor and its matter-of-fact, child's-eye view. The villains employed by Dr. T. are a carefree mixture of pirates, heavies out of The Arabian Nights, dabblers in atomic science, and cheerleaders for a rival junior high football team (one of the best of the picture's ten songs is a close-harmony, walls-of-poison-ivy number, softly sung by a group...
Bannings of outside speakers from universities has been a much rarer occurance this year than in the past. Michigan, which experienced a rash of banning last year, has not been able to change the machinery which brought them on, but has not yet suffered from that fact. Other colleges have by now become familiar enough with the list of "leftist" speakers to make sure no one invites them...
Bannings of outside speakers from universities has been a much rarer occurrence this year than in the past. Michigan, which experienced a rash of banning last year, has not been able to change the machinery which brought them on, but has not yet suffered from that fact. Other colleges have by now become familiar enough with the list of "leftist" speakers to make sure no one invites them...
Twenty-seven year old Harry Elkins Widener was always worried about what he would give to Harvard. A young book collector and heir to transit-car millions, he could not, however, compete with J. P. Morgan for the rarer editions at auctions. Before he left for Europe in the spring of 1912, he considered either establishing a bibliography chair at Harvard, or giving the University a fireproof library...