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Dates: during 1950-1959
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According to Sewall, the scholars have "practically complete control of their own educations," their only supervision coming from a faculty adviser. Each member of the group, which averages about twelve a year, is selected from approximately 40 applicants each of whom have at least an 85 average, or in lieu of such an average must be extraordinarily proficient in the field of his special interests. "Most important," the catalogue says, "he must have demonstrated to the satisfaction of his instructors his capacity for independent work...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: The Scholars of the House Program at Yale: Praise From the Faculty, Student Criticism | 11/22/1958 | See Source »

...cell-society that Deathwatch portrays, the leading position among the three isolated cellmates is held by the murderer Green Eyes. He can control the other two by physical force; and the vague but dense tissue of hints toward homosexual relationships which is woven in the dialogue, indicates that they are rivals for him. Much is made of the fact that the guard is his friend (strange, that these avowed criminals should value so highly the favor of the only non-criminal character in the play). This guard brings him cigarettes in token of amity from Snowball, a savage Negro convict...

Author: By Julius Novick, | Title: Genet's Deathwatch in New York | 11/21/1958 | See Source »

...Soviet informant said transfer of control of the supply lines was the meaning behind Khrushchev's speech...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: A.P. News | 11/20/1958 | See Source »

BERLIN, Nov. 19--A responsible Soviet source said tonight the Soviet Union intends to give Communist East Germany control over all Western Allies supply lines to Berlin--air, rail and highway...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: A.P. News | 11/20/1958 | See Source »

...Council to Study Disarmament last night considered merging or cooperating with other student groups interested in arms control--the Committee for Sane Nuclear Policy, the Liberal Union, and the Young Democratic Club. Only six Council members attended the meeting, which was unofficial for lack of a quorum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CSD May Cooperate With Similar Groups | 11/20/1958 | See Source »

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