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...York Herald Tribune aimed widest, fell shortest. With invincible puerility it secured from some 24 writers-five of them widely famed-lists of "their personal choice of the immortal dozen" writers casually alluded to by Kipling. Homer and Shakespeare were well spoken of by most of the 24; though Shakespeare escaped mention by Dutch savant-to-tiny-tots Van Loon. The entire vapidity, occupying over two full columns, failed of that success in puffing the Herald Tribune's book section achieved by Mrs. Ogden Reid, able wife of its publisher, at her persistent "literary teas" to authors, publishers, publicists...
...economic problems. There are any number of similar examples, and the reason is that the engineer's greatest asset is his ability to think straight; to recognize facts. He is not gailty of the twisted reasoning that incites revolutions and riots. He realizes that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points even when it is couched in unfamiliar terms. He does not run wild on fantastic theories. Everything is subjected to analysis. It must be able to satisfy a mind that takes nothing for granted...
...most difficult of all field events to master thoroughly. In the hammer and discuss it is possible to gather momentum in the movements inside the seven foot circle. In the shot put the competitor operates from a dead start and must get rid of the missile in the shortest possible time...
...seconds and 9 minutes 40 seconds. These were not last times, but the Freshmen have proved their ability to keep up at a low stroke. One internal change in the seating has been made recently Murchie, the tallest man in the boat, has gone to 7, while Saum, the shortest oarsman of the lot, has moved back...
...every one knows, a cubit is the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. But there are five historical calculations for the cubit, the shortest being the Roman of 17.4 in., by which Jesus would have been 4 ft. 4.2 inches tall; the longest the Egyptian of 20.61 in., by which He would have been 5 ft. 1.83 in. tall* Dr. Harris doubtless has unpublished data on the subject...