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...nitpicker might complain also that Shakespeare for some reason gave two different characters the same name of Jaques; that he forgot to assign the rightful duke any name at all; that Celia is described as taller than her cousin Rosalind early in the play, and shorter later on; that he confused Juno and Venus; and so on. This is not a careful piece of work...

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: 'As You Like It' in a Forest Without Green | 8/6/1976 | See Source »

...heavenly Council of Love has met to assign him the feat of punishing mankind for its lust. God is too senile to start over, and the redemption of human soul is his only reason for existence, so fits of wrath like flood and fire are out this time. The devil ponders the problem and answers it with syphilis in the guise of an utterly naive and entrancing woman. The Virgin Mary is belatedly overcome with pity for humanity and ignores her promise to reward this hellish effort despite the demon's defence that his victims will still be capable...

Author: By Anemona Hartocollis, | Title: Lovesick | 5/7/1976 | See Source »

...special qualities of excellence and achievement. Harvard, they feel, has a special obligation--indeed, a mission--to uphold standards. Doubtless it is good for morale that so many Harvard professors share this notion of Cantabridgian superiority, but the delusion can be harmful if it leads them to impose gargantuan assign ments upon our students. Fortunately Harvard professors who have taught elsewhere can remind their parochial colleagues that Harvard undergraduates are practically in-distinguishable, in ability and in accomplishments, from those at a dozen other institutions and that a Harvard degree is simply one of many reputable undergraduate degrees that students...

Author: By David H. Donald, | Title: Grade Inflation: Two Different Views | 4/30/1976 | See Source »

Bruce Collier, assistant dean of the College, said last night it was necessary to assign additional sophomores to the Quad to replace a "large group of graduating seniors" who are leaving the Quad...

Author: By Joanne L. Kenen and Steven Schorr, S | Title: Data Shows Crowding in River Houses | 4/21/1976 | See Source »

...Committee on Houses and Undergraduate Life (CHUL) did little to change the present housing system and offered no solution to the problem of the Quad Houses' unpopularity, Dean Rosovsky two weeks ago "reluctantly" accepted the CHUL's proposals, except for one "minor" alteration in the system used to assign freshmen to Houses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CHUL and Housing | 3/16/1976 | See Source »

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