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...four years before he saw England again. Besides his job as ship's doctor he had the un-naval post of naturalist, and intended to keep a weather eye out for Mollusca, Acalephae, Cirripedia, epizoa, Radiata and such. He rigged up a home-made tow-net to snare his specimens, soon ran afoul of the navigation officers, who complained that the net slowed the ship's way, took to dumping his catch overboard when his back was turned. As the long voyage wore on, Huxley found that such setbacks, like the difficulty of peering through his microscope...
...Follow the Fleet" heads a very good bill at the University Theatre today and tomorrow. The Irving Berlin music, sung and danced to perfectly by Fred Astaire and his tow-haired partner, provide hearty amusement. The story, as properly in a musical, is not much, but is gratifyingly free of dear old U. S. Navy claptrap and features a pleasantly satiric song about the Atlantic and the Pacific and "the admiral who's never been to sea." "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket," "Let Yourself Go," "Get Thee Behind Me Satan," and "Where...
...through O.K., they'd dress like preachers, bums, and ambassadors. A redcap in not allowed to charge a passenger for services--take the tip and shut up! is the law. But bootleggers could be hijacked for a buck or more, if you were sure you had one in tow...
...long before he was back to the subject of football again with a stern criticism of the press. "Publicity hs ruined many a promising gridster by expecting too much from him", the mentor said. "All too many boys have tow strikes on them before they start...
...would seem that the Crimson is quite prepared to emulate the great Hearst and know-tow-to the forces of reaction. Sincerely, E. M. Kahn...