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Induction. Early in his Army career he pays a two-day visit to one of the Psychological Laboratory's 17 testing stations. He is seated in a chair, asked all manner of questions, submitted to unexpected electric shocks, put to work on an ergograph (machine to test muscle fatigue), given mechanical reflex tests. Without his knowledge a motion-picture camera hidden by a wall chart records every revealing facial reaction, every embarrassed ear-scratching, every fake posturing. His voice is tested for warmth of melody (strong sympathies and emotions) or hard, staccato timbre (calm and determined will power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War, PSYCHOLOGICAL FRONT: What Makes a Fighter Fight | 7/21/1941 | See Source »

Climaxed by Doug Pirnie's double victory in the 100 and 220-yard dashes, the annual University Track Handicaps came to a close Saturday afternoon at Soldiers Field after 120 participants had battled for places in the two-day, intramural meet. Pirnie's victories, both run from scratch, established him as University dash champion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PIRNIE TAKES LEAD IN TRACK MEET | 4/14/1941 | See Source »

From a slate of 58 nominees, the Senior Class will elect 14 men, a class secretary, a Class Day Committee of six, and a Permanent Class Committee of seven, in the two-day siege of voting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Seniors Vote Today and Tuesday To Complete List Of 1941 Officials | 3/17/1941 | See Source »

...Winship, last year's captain of the team, is scheduled to run the lang-lauf and is also entered in the jumping, which will close the two-day carnival on Saturday afternoon. Other entries in those events are Roger Wilson, Jack Crawford, and Lindley Burton...

Author: By Paul C. Sheeline, | Title: Ski Team Leaves For Carnival At Dartmouth; Eight to Race | 2/6/1941 | See Source »

...morning of the seventh day they finally sighted a British warship. With the help of fleet officers and ratings, the tired crew covered the last two-day leg into the Clyde. Still in the San Demetrio's tanks were 10,000 tons of oil, valued, with the freight cargo, at ?60,000. The ship herself, almost new, was worth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: 16 Men & A Burning Ship | 1/27/1941 | See Source »

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