Word: 19th
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Anent your article on anarchists [May 24]: observing the anarchists' consistent alienation from reality, a 19th century critic summed up their program in two statements: 1) there shall be no law and order; 2) no one is required to comply with the preceding statement. Each generation of anarchists draws its inspiration from this "program...
Blue-Sky Manifesto. The week was not, however, a total loss. In New York, Organizer Bayard Rustin skillfully set about mobilizing marchers and money for the massive June 19th demonstration that is intended to highlight the demands of the poor; to ensure order, Rustin is arranging for nearly 1,500 black New York City policemen (known as "the Guardians") and firemen ("the Vulcans") to serve as marshals in Washington on the big day. On Capitol Hill, Abernathy and 20 sympathetic Congressmen agreed to set up six subcommittees that will seek legislation to aid the poverty-stricken. Among the measures that...
...entire college." The aim of trustees was generally to promote a special interest-a religion, a social class, a vocation or locality. As a result, they "intervened in college affairs far more disastrously than is usual today." Riesman and Jencks cite a number of stu dent rebellions during the 19th century, which they compare to "peasant revolts against tyranny...
This situation was changed drastically by the research-oriented university, which developed in the late 19th century and has grown steadily in influence since. It solidified knowledge into disciplines in which "like-minded men established machinery for remaining like-minded." It also radically shifted power to faculty committees and department chairmen. These professional scholars now decide who should be admitted to graduate schools and what should be taught there, hold virtual veto power over the selection of their colleagues and often over the choice of the president. They turn out highly homogenized Ph.D.s who in turn staff countless colleges that...
...theory that ancient civilizations of South America were somehow influenced by Middle Eastern culture, Gordon carefully compared the Paraíba inscription with the latest work on Phoenician writing. He found that it contained nuances and quirks of Phoenician style that could not have been known to a 19th century forger. "The alternatives are either that the inscription is genuine," said Gordon, "or that the guy was a great prophet...