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...annual Nile flood, on which Egypt's fertility depends, comes in summer, when rivers normally shrink. From June to September the Nile rises 13 to 14 ells (1 ell = 7/10 yd.) in Upper Egypt, 7 to 8 ells in the Delta. Value of the flood is twofold: water for irrigation, silt for crops. Fertilizing value of the Nile's silt has been assessed at $7.50 an acre. Seventy percent of Egypt's cultivated land yields double or treble harvests; in some places there are seven harvests in 15 months. Could Mussolini starve Egypt by damming Lake Tana...
...purpose is in the main twofold:- to interest the students in the work of the course and to develop in each of them a sound English style. To achieve either or both of these aims, no aspect of the Crimson's claborate program is necessary. The success of the first depends upon the individual section man. The achievement of the second rests not so much upon the adoption of a rigid program as upon the helpful criticisms of the instructors. By assigning topics on the basis of your reports, the Crimson is overlooking the fact that the assignment of topics...
...Harvard-Yenching Institute was founded in 1928 by a large grant from the estate of Mr. Charles M. Hall, of Niagara Fall, N. Y. Its purpose is twofold: To give instruction in the language, literature and history of China, Japan and contiguous countries, and to carry on research work in China through grants in financial aid to six of the universities which have been established by Americans in that country: Yenching University, Shantung Christian University, Fukien Christian University, West China Union University, Lingnan University and the University of Nanking...
...Mencken will edit, the most pertinent and interesting feature in this copy, naturally, is his farewell editorial. In it he briefly but gracefully reviews his ten year term as editor, which, on the whole, he seems to have found pleasant enough. His reasons for retiring, he explains, are twofold; first because "ten years is long enough for one editor to serve," and second, because he wants more time to devote to other undertakings, particularly to the composition of more serious books. One aspects, however, that this is not all the tale. For several years the "Mercury" has been steadily losing...
Last year a CRIMSON editorial expressed the popular dissatisfaction with the acoustics of the Memorial Church and pointed out the necessary improvements, of which only a bare minimum has been carried out. Beside the insoluble difficulty of the architecture itself, the original problem was twofold; heavy carpets and rough plaster finish both absorbed sound, prevented resonance, and generally marred the performances of a capable choir. Some of the carpet has now been taken up, but conditions remain so bad that cushionless pews must be resorted to for the Sunday service, and still it is impossible for the choir to realize...