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Among Toledo's more out-of-the-way exhibits were an illustrated treatise on music by the 6th century Roman Boethius (better known for his Consolations of Philosophy), and an early Coptic manuscript which appears to indicate a tune by different colored notes rather than by their positioning. But most of the 103 items on view are leaves from Roman Catholic choir books, illuminated over long years of cloistered devotion by medieval and renaissance monks. They echo Byzantine mosaics and foreshadow modern art. The monks' forte was to make flat, ingenious patterns of a few brilliant colors;school...
Festive Coconuts. The Portuguese, during their rule in India, tried to stamp out native Christian practices and enforce strict conformity to Latin rituals. In reaction, many Indian Christians broke away from Rome. Called "Jacobites," after Jacob al-Baradai, a 6th century Syrian bishop, they now number 800,000. Another group, the St. Thomas Christians (membership: 200,000), broke away in turn from the Jacobites, under Protestant influence, in 1837. About 1,000,000 "Romo-Syrians" have remained faithful to the Roman Catholic Church, although they use Syriac and their native language in their liturgy...
...naval attack force commander, I am proud to have landed and supported General Shepherd and his 1st Provisional Marine Brigade in the recapture of Guam, and his 6th Marine Division in the assault and capture of Okinawa. So from intimate knowledge I congratulate TIME on its magnificent tribute to the fighting United States Marines and one of their greatest fighting generals...
Although I am also disappointed at the defeat of Governor Stevenson at the polls last Tuesday, I cannot stomach the brand of sour grape juice served up in your editorial of November 6th in which you analyze the reasons for this defeat...
...days before the reunion, the 6th and 7th of June, are reserved for a pre-reunion similar to the one '28 had last year, including events similar to those of the other pre-reunions...