Nationwide search eyed for new head of Oklahoma A&M
Oklahoma Governor Johnston backs a broad educator survey to pick Dr. Bradford Knapp’s successor at Oklahoma A&M College. He warns politics must not influence the process and favors vocational emphasis in the college’s future. Persistent talk includes Dr. H. G. Bennett as a potential candidate.
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Oklahoma City
Bradford Knapp
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Henry
Johnnston
Johnston
Knapp
Alabamna Polytechnic Institute
Board of Agriculture
Harry Cordell
The
Agriculture Board
H. G. Bennett
Southeastern State Teachers College
Durant
Parrot Seized With Fright in Concert
London reports a BBC radio experiment using a trained parrot to address listeners. The bird froze amid stage fright, producing static like sounds. Officials keep the parrot in studio and plan a future retry.
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International News Service
London
British Broadcasting Company
Cigaret Ban Remains At Norton Commercial Club
Norton Kansas March 20 The cigaret still is outlawed in the rooms of the Norton Commercial club though the Kansas anti cigarette statute has been repealed for a year. The club forbids cigarets while allowing cigars pipes and chewing tobacco.
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Associated Press
Norton
Kan
Norton Commercial Club
Kansas
Club
Right To Call on King Barred Women From Academy
In Chelsea an aging painter Annie Swynnerton recalls Royal Academy history and the ban on women members. She notes that George IV's era justified exclusion and says she would visit the king if invited, while she prefers outdoor portraiture and subject pictures for better results.
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Associated Press
London
Chelsea
Millais
Thomas Carlyle
Elizabeth Thompson
Lady Butler
Royal Academy
Annie Swynnerton
The
John Singer Sargent
Artist’s outdoor portrait sessions spark busy season
The artist notes friends doubt outdoor work but reports a bustling period. He says sitters appreciate painting in lovely gardens or scenic settings, underscoring continued outdoor practice and growing demand.
Isaac Newton Wrong Says London Janitor
William H. Parkes, a London janitor, claims Newton erred on gravity and that he has finally fathomed the cause after ten years of study. He contends Newton said nothing about gravitation and that current science has been misled.
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International News Service
London
William H. Parkes
Isaac Newton
Parkes
Newton
Notable quote on space motion in new astronomy book
A passage in Revelations in Astronomy and Gravitation asserts that bodies in space are kept in motion by attractive motion rather than Newtonian attraction. Sir Oliver Lodge and others are noted as endorsing the view in the excerpt.
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Sir Oliver Lodge
Emi
Parkes Theory Interest Attracts Leading Scientists
Nent scientists have expressed interest in Parkes' theory, signaling fresh attention to its potential implications and prompting further discussion among researchers in the field.
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Nent
Parkes
Loughborough Hosts Leap Year Dance for 360 Spinsters
The mayor invited 360 local spinsters to a leap year dance where each attendee brought a partner. He believed the event could spark marriages and arranged private seating with rose adorned alcoves and two person armchairs to ease shyness.
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Loughborough
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