Word: commoner
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Philip Van Doren Stern, Ford visitor at Winthrop House this week, will speak in the Senior Common Room today at 4:45 p.m. His topic will be "Some Unexplored Areas in Lincoln and Civil War History." Stern is best known for his Civil War studies, his most recent volume being The Assassination of President Lincoln...
...large portion of the drawings represented are products of the extremely auspicious prelude to these two careers, which began during the late twenties. At the ages of fifteen and thirteen respectively, Bloom and Levine were joined by a common mentor and began to develop prodigiously as draughtsmen. They both took to the old masters, learnt much, and turned out a series of remarkably proficient drawings. Their works during this genesis are strikingly similar; it is obvious that their spiritual mentors were the best...
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...potentially embarassing epousal of a cause, he is amply protected when on the attack, being free to concentrate on the weaknesses which can be found even in geniuses. The technique of isolating certain elements for criticism is never used to praise an author or defend a position, but is common when breaking down a work of art. Many students are more delighted to discover error than beauty, and find it difficult to counteract this when they have to sustain a long thesis that is something other than adverse criticism. Even the moderate position removes emotional response as a criterion...
...other businesses is public taste so fickle, the worker so temperamental, the unexpected so common. Lieberson's gift is that he thrives on all three. "This business is like running a gambling house," he says. "You've got to cover yourself in all directions...