Word: accessions
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most significant aspects of the house is its style of organization. First, it is an alternative agency with a different philosophy from many traditional institutions. Instead of having fixed procedures set up to deal with particular categories of problems, Place, with its non-restricted access, 24-hour availability, convenient location and client-centered counseling, is openly structured to respond to the needs of runaways. In a way, Place acts like an interface between the child and the more institutionalized network of social agencies. After having having had a few days to overcome crises, many kids are able to work...
...head to raise more money for the lawyers. Richard Austin, a Presbyterian minister, one of the few outsiders (he moved to the area from Washington six years ago), urges everyone to be at the trial in Abingdon. He goes over the long list of ponds, drill sites, access roads and trenches that APCO intends to create just for its survey. There is also a 2,000-foot tunnel to be drilled into the mountainside...
Musicians have somewhat easier access to performing than actors. The individual musician does not need a stage, lighting, or even fellow players. His need for performance coaching is no less than the actor's, however. The music department--a small faculty consisting primarily of musicologists--began on the initiative of composer Leon Kirchner several years ago, to offer a course in analysis through performance. Organized for the premier musicians at Harvard interested in discussion and criticism of weekly ensemble performances, Music 180 was a bold step at instituting performing into the arts curriculum at Harvard. Music 180 is now over...
...each year, many doctors think this volume is already too high. German-born Dr. Klaus Mayer, director of New York's Memorial Hospital Blood Bank, points out that "the impetus for collecting blood in our communities becomes blunted as reliance on imported blood increases." Easy access to Euroblood may also encourage in efficiency and waste. Dr. Aaron Josephson, director of the Chicago Red Cross, believes that as much as 20% of all blood must be discarded by blood banks because it is now handled too slowly. After 21 days, blood cells are no longer fresh enough for transfusion into...
...Hilary Worthen, medical director of the Cambridge Hospital's ambulatory care unit, says that "we have a special responsibility to the people in these areas" and the top priority is to provide greater access to services. Thus, besides being conveniently located, the clinics feature payment plans based on people's ability to pay, and provide interpreters for those whose who do not speak English...