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...present collection forms a kind of epistolatory biography, covering Shaw's life from the age of 17, when he was a Dublin real estate agent's clerk ("in a decaying green coat, cuffs trimmed with the scissors"), to the age of 41, on the eve of his first great success, which came with the production of Candida. In those intervening years, he migrated to London to join his mother (who gave music lessons to support him and his sisters), wrote novels that earned him almost nothing, and finally became an established music and drama critic...
...turnover of executive leadership is healthy for the city at reasonable intervals," the Council said. It officially suspended Curry from his job and appointed the City Clerk as an interim manager until the new appointment can be made final...
...biggest cities. Unfortunately, most downtown areas were woefully short of lunch counters or cafeterias to feed the hungry hordes, but most Chileans, for the present at least, seemed disposed to bring lunch in a paper bag, or wait in line. "It is rather expensive," moaned Jorge Soto, a government clerk who earns $53 a month. "I have to pay 600 for a one-course meal, and this will cost me 20% of my salary." Even less popular was another new rule. To make sure that Chileans really use their new free time to get home to dinner with the wife...
Matthew Nimetz, who graduated from the Law School last year, is now a clerk for Harlan and will spend next year in that position also...
David Riesman '31, Henry Ford II Professor of School Sciences was also a clerk...