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...next major project was the immense four day celebration of the Statue of Liberty's 100th anniversary, which culminated in a spectacular fireworks show...
...your viewing comprehension, Komachi is a 99-year-old hag who, as a heartless beauty some 80 years before, had refused to yield to a suitor unless he paid her a visit every night for 100 nights; on the 100th night, he died from frustration and expectation...
Educators criticize some of these plans as too gimmicky and bottom-line oriented, with too little emphasis on students' abilities. Among the more controversial programs: Goucher College's 100th-anniversary gift of two scholarships at 1885 rates ($100 per year), and Fairleigh Dickinson's "twofdr," under which a student's sibling can enter at half the regular tuition of $5,670. One critic of such gambits is Bard President Leon Botstein, who scorns them as "desperate marketing of a silly kind" designed for show rather than education. Citing his plan, which is limited to students who rank among...
...places of exile. Born in the world of the Emperor Franz Josef, he died in that of Reagan and Thatcher, just before the expressionist revival of the '80s took hold. Recent years have seen major shows of such expressionist masters as Ludwig Kirchner and Max Beckmann, and now the 100th anniversary of O.K.'s birth is marked by a retrospective at London's Tate Gallery. (The exhibition runs through Aug. 10, and will go to Zurich in the fall and New York City in the winter.) Comprising 241 paintings and drawings, with prints and assorted memorabilia, this will be remembered...
...would seem to be a banner year for birthdays. On July 4, as everyone knows, the Statue of liberty celebrated its 100th birthday. On September 4 through 7 and again from October 6 through 12, Harvard College will celebrate the 350th anniversary of its founding...