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...accidental falling asleep, with the phones on his head, of a student in training for a job as radio operator in the U. S. Navy led to a discovery which will vastly shorten the process of manufacturing experts in wireless telegraphy. While the code and its translation were coming through the ether, the brain cells of the sleeping man, in a state of plastic receptivity, were absorbing the meaning of the dots and dashes and forming new associations. On waking, he was able to repeat accurately everything he had received in sleep. Psychologists say that such results are feasible because...
...exception of President Harding, are in favor of it. And the newspapers and weekly journals throughout the country have pledged themselves to suppor ill. There is reason to hope for the bill's ratification as a Constitutional Amendment before the close of the year. Of course, its passage will shorten the terms of many Senators and Representatives when it first goes into effect. But this is a minor consideration. It will more than compensate to have the President start his term of office with a clean slate...
...those bought from Nicaragua under President Wilson, before work can even be started. The suggested plan calls for the use of the Panama tolls, a million and a half dollars a month, to defray the cost of building; and the investment seem valuable particularly as the proposed route would shorten the time required from coast to coast by four or five days...
Following the Technology contest, in which the University boat, stroked by Amory, showed a noticeable tendency to shorten up and wash out under racing pressure, the coaches decided to give Brown the assignment for a while, and it was the latter who would have set the beat against Cornell had the Ithaca event not been called off. However, while this arrangement worked to advantage in practice when the crew was pulling a comparatively slow stroke, the results obtained in the sprints were not so satisfactory. This fact was clearly brought out last week when the Junior eight, under Amory...
Javelin throwing is not like throwing a ball, although there is a similarity. In throwing a ball, twisting it does not shorten the distance, but in throwing a javelin you are required to keep the weapon in perfect balance, which means in the right position...