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...swarms of students arrived just as the U.S. produced a nationwide surplus of teachers in many fields. When the university set out to hire 1,000 more teachers last spring, a single ad in the New York Times drew 4,000 responses, many of them from young Ph.D.s avid to help C.U.N.Y. effect social change and get well paid for doing...
...strongest fascination at a theater," wrote George Bernard Shaw of the 1894 London season, "is the fascination of the actor or actress, not of the author." That is still true today. An avid London public, augmented by swarms of tourists, is currently supporting 35 theaters in the West End alone, and in most cases, the player, not the play, is the thing. Considering the high caliber of English acting, this may not be so bad. But, as Shaw also pointed out, it does tend to shortchange the drama in favor of the theater...
...longtime enthusiast for and avid collector of wristwatches that are more than merely functional, I smiled to see Dr. Dougherty's new addition: the Spiro Agnew Original [July...
Often spurred by the utilities' own advertising campaigns, Americans are so avid for laborsaving machines that power output now doubles every ten years to meet demand. By the end of the century, some experts say, the nation's electricity requirements may well rise sixfold. Worse, the kilowatt craze poses serious problems not only for power companies but also for nature and human health...
Another Class of '20 alumnus, Richard Hallowell, said he is an avid Harvard sports fan. He has seen every Harvard-Yale game since 1908. Hallowell said he does not like the way most College students are dressed, with jocks being the exception...