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Astronomy represents a field of science that should be attractive to the student in search of a scientific field of concentration that is not too highly specialized and possesses pre-eminently cultural values. The study of astronomy is the pursuit of knowledge for the sake of knowledge alone. Any yet who should not have the comforting satisfaction of knowing the true nature of the starry dome that confronts the eye of the casual observer on every clear night...
...hoped that this will throw new light on the routes by which prehistoric cultural developments were spread in southern Europe. This part of the continent is one of the most important and yet least known areas from the standpoint of prehistoric civilization. The expedition will visit reported sites and search for new discoveries as well. Soundings for cultural remains will be made in as many places as time will permit...
...State police at Long Lake. A lieutenant with four of his men and two forest wardens, accompanied by the trappers, set out on the giant's trail. Shutters and doors in Essex and Hamilton counties clapped apprehensively shut while the chase went forward.* After a 72-hour search, the pursuers sighted a huge, dark figure silhouetted against the snow, a man without snowshoes making incredible speed through the deep, stubborn drifts. It was their man. He came to bay inside an abandoned lumber mill...
...Astrophotographic Building will provide space and facilities for scientific workers in the search for further knowledge of chemistry of the stars," declared Harlow Shapley, professor of practical Astronomy in an interview recently...
...movies will be light comedies, and are at present still running in Paris. "Tu Sera Duchesse", starring Fernand Gravey, pictures the adventures of several young people in search of matrimony, who go through an amusing succession of mistaken identity scenes, leading from one incident to another. The other movie is a musical comedy entitled "Il Est Charmant", with Meg LeMonnier and Henri Gerat in the leading roles...