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...near approach of two stars is an exceedingly rare phenomenon. It is calculated to occur in our galactic system not oftener than once in a thousand million years. The actual collision of two stars would be a much more uncommon occurrence. Even so, however, since the astronomer measures time in terms of ten millions of millions of years, it is probable that many planetary systems exist throughout our galaxy and the innumerable other galaxies that are strewn throughout space...
...uncommon to apply at the delivery desk for a dozen books and find ten of them reported missing or otherwise withdrawn. Undergraduates have been known not to return books at all, and, refusing to replace the book, have enjoyed their library privilege unimpaired. The answer, "I don't understand why the book is missing from the stacks; I put it on the delivery desk a week ago," has cleared more than one guilty undergraduate, and freed him from further embarrassment...
Born at Paris just 53 years ago, André Tardieu had a common public schooling, developed an uncommon flair for political journalism, and at only 23 became Chef de Cabinet (chief political secretary) to the late, great Prime Minister Waldeck-Rousseau. Next he leaped to foreign editorship of Le Temps, foremost French daily. In 1914 he entered the Chamber of Deputies under the most potent auspices possible?as the protege of "Tiger" Clémenceau. But at the trump of War he ducked out of politics, clattered off to the front as a spruce Captain of Chasseurs, got himself three-times wounded...
...within 50 miles of the sacred cod atop the state house." He says, "It begins to look as if Harvard might win all of its games by undergraduate and general fan edict before a single game is played. It is a hysteria of optimism which is not at all uncommon in college football circles. We can recall oh-so-great Yale and surely unbeatable Dartmouth teams of early October, that were gallant, but often beaten outfits when late November rolled around...
...Five. No uncommon occurrence is a stock split-up on a five-for-one basis, involving exchange of five new shares for one old share, but a stock split-up involving one new share for five old is not so unusual or so pleasant. Such, however, was the arrangement last week urged by P. A. S. Franklin, head of International Mercantile Marine Co. (operating the White Star,* the Red Star and other lines), who suggested reduction of capital from 120 million dollars to 30 million. Not only were common stockholders asked to turn in five shares for one, but holders...