Word: unitized
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...could be carried on endlessly. The type of U.M.T. which Mr. Conant envisions, however, does not seem the best answer. Evening drill for ten years would put serious restrictions on the trainee's mobility; his work, his vacations, whether or not he travels would all depend on his local unit. The value of weekly training from a military stand-point might well be compared to Boy Scouting; it would be enormously expensive and highly complicated to set up; and, as a ten-year indoctrination program, it is wide open to the attacks of those who fear militarism in the United...
When the metric system was devised by French revolutionists in 1791, its fundamental unit, the meter ("measure" in Greek), was defined as one ten-millionth of the distance between the earth's poles and its equator. Since this distance is hard to determine accurately, it was abandoned, and the standard meter bar put in its place. Most nations have copies of it. Even the stiff-necked British check their "standard foot" against the meter...
...tonight. Loew's State and Orpheum are showing a documentary of the U. S. Navy's activities in the Antarctic, rendered glamorous by Lieutenants Robert Taylor and Van Heflin. Much of the film, incidentally, was photographed by Hugh Foster '50 while he was on duty with a Navy communications unit...
...newly-formed Freshman Athletic Council hopes to match the winning dorm team with Yale's top unit here the weekend of the Yale game. A full scale basketball program is currently being mapped out for this winter...
...coach produced a remarkable unit at Amherst last year. His team topped such eastern powers as Dartmouth, Holy Cross, and Colgate, and lost a close 4-3 decision to Yale, the Eastern Intercollegiate League champions...