Word: reporter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...reported that King Amanullah of Afghanistan has offended the Ulemas, to the extent that the latter have cancelled a farewell reception planned in the King's honor on his departure from Cairo. It seems that the conduct of King Amanullah during his visit to Cairo was not acceptable to them, and the cause of controversy seems to be the royal headgear. It is not that the King has overstepped the prerogatives of his crown, but rather that he has slighted them, and by so doing has injured their prestige. For the Ulemas are deseribed as religious leaders among the Moslems...
...report of O. A. Schlaikjer '31, concerning the latest N.S.F.A. conference, held in Nebraska during the past vacation, holds out much hope for eventual success for the efforts of the Federation. In its attempt to arouse interest about college-problems considerable progress, according to the report, has already been shown. True, some of the delegates were inclined to evince discouragement even in this, the most elementary part of the program, but on the whole the attitude of the representatives was one of optimism. As to the other points, concern for national problems and international peace, the reports of achievement...
...concluding note of the report, however, is one of decided optimism. The Harvard delegate, who may be considered in the light of an impartial observer, judges the work of the Federation as "quite worthwhile" and its aims as not too idealistic. And be it said again this is encouraging...
Inventor Sperry. Elmer Sperry of Brooklyn, N. Y., inventor and marine expert, scouted Admiral Hughes' report about the difficulty of fitting a connection to the S-4's "ears." Said he: "All you need is a blueprint and you can fit it before you even go down there. There is nothing involved about an airline coupling with those tubes. ... It seems as though air should have been got to them before. It's enough to make the dead turn over in their graves...
...form of heart disease in which the heart fibres rustle like breeze-tossed leaves) was common among children. Dr. Weiss made the discovery by shrewdly interpreting the ominous irregularity of heartbeats in children sick at Montefiore Hospital. But he refused to believe his own ears, for medical literature had reported only nine such cases in all history. So he consulted with Dr. Sidney Pincus Schwartz of Manhattan, a visiting physician. Together they searched hospital records; examined every child they could find with heart disease; found that out of 63 cases, 13 suffered from fibrillation. This they reported...