Word: topicalities
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Tonight's lecture will be given at 7.30 o'clock and repeated at 9.30 o'clock by Dr. D. H. Menzel, noted authority on the atmosphere of the sun. Taking as his topic "The Puzzle of the Planets," he will expound, among other things, the secret of the canals on Mars and the possibility of life there, the frozen clouds of Jupiter, and the rings of Saturn. He will also discuss the discovery of Pluto, and the speculations it has incited as to the number of planets and the boundary of the sun's domain...
...embodies this spirit. There are enough tutors and few enough students so that individual attention may be given to individual problems and work. Informal weekly meetings of the Seniors in he second half year supplement the tutorial work and give the Seniors a chance to discuss and clarify any topic of psychological interest. As a result, the divisionals come as a natural culmination of the work of three years. These examinations consists of two written three-hour tests and one informal oral on any subject selected by the student...
...Peyser '34 and D. M. Sullivan '33 have been definitely selected and either R. H. Amberg '33 or H. M. Lawn '34 will be the other member of the team. The last forensic contest with Holy Cross, in February 1981, resulted in a defeat for Harvard. The topic for the debate is; Resolved. That the United States should recognize Soviet Russia...
...your duty,' Low said. 'Influenza is the topic of the day, and we shall be expected to deal with it, and how can we deal with it unless you have it?' I couldn't understand why I should have to have it all by myself. Why shouldn't he have it too, 'l said? But he explained that one would be enough and the one must be me because how else could I get my facts correct? He could draw pictures from looking at me. He said he thought I should look very funny...
...Friday, March 3, Professor Eliot's topic will be "Arnold and the Academic Mind," and to conclude the series of lectures for the year, Professor Eliot will deliver two talks upon the subject, "The Modern Mind," on March 17 and March...