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Fresh from the bath, bending callipygously to dry her toes, she sells bath oil. Back turned and naked from the waist, she demonstrates on a scale how little her sweater weighs when she puts it on. A disembodied set of naked legs cut off at the pelvis can be either...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Apres le Bain, or Aimez-Voux Lady Godiva? | 12/7/1962 | See Source »

One of Leighton's colleagues mentioned with some glee that Leighton often annoyed Administrative boards with his absolute insistence on exploring every possible avenue in decisions which would affect individual students. As Dean of Freshmen, he was known for "bending over backwards" to protect his students.

Author: By Richard L. Levine, | Title: Leighton to Retire After 40 Years as Dean and Master | 12/1/1962 | See Source »

Spiritually, Underwood feels that he is the descendant of William Blake: "Like Blake, I rewrite the Bible in my mind and then use my interpretation for my work." Biblical or not, the sculptures always carry a message, and they do so in a strange mixture of whimsy and anguish. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Elijah of Hammersmith | 11/9/1962 | See Source »

Standing about on the floor of the hall are a number of large bending magnets, created to deflect the beam toward targets, as it comes from the accelerator itself. Adjacent to the hall is a huge machine shop, enabling technicians to turn out special fittings on the spot.

Author: By J.michael Crichton, | Title: New Accelerator Probes Structure of Proton | 10/13/1962 | See Source »

Harvard's letter last spring told the Employment Commission that the required survey would do more harm than good. One University official said yesterday that "they seem to be throwing a rock into the soup. We're operating peacefully, bending over backwards not to discriminate, and the Government is only...

Author: By Bruce L. Paisner, | Title: University Yields to Government On Submission of Employment Data | 9/25/1962 | See Source »

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