Word: americans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Earle mentioned the growth of courses in existentialism in other American universities. Yale and Michigan, in addition to his own Northwestern, have added it to their curricula. "It's penetrating, because students are interested in it," he explained. "No doubt Sartre will be stale also in a hundred years or so, but he is very provocative...
...myth of the hedonistic Twenties and the ensuing tragedy of the Thirties is an enduring one in American life. The story of their literary spokesman, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and his decline is one of the most symbolic themes around which to tell the tale of two decades. As much as any individual experience in modern life, the saga of F. Scott Fitzgerald is a fit subject for tragedy...
...selection of Primitive Art now at the Museum of Fine Arts is an especially fine one. The pieces represented span the work of North American Indians to the splendid cultures of the southern continent, from the gods of Africa to the fetishes of Oceania...
Under the Ford inter-university distinguished visiting scholar program, these men will be free to conduct their studies without any teaching or special research requirements. The three are among 40 scholars, scientists, and intellectual leaders from Asia and the Middle East to visit American universities over a five year period...
...club also plans to join the American Rocket Association and coordinate activities and exchange information with similar organizations at other colleges...