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Dates: during 1950-1959
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In the past some Miss Radcliffes have indeed complained of the burden associated with the crown. Sharon Jacobson '57, a close fried of Miss Corby, said she understood that Carol found her title made too many demands on her time. Miss Jacobson said that Miss 'Cliffe of '57 often complained...

Author: By Martha E. Miller, | Title: It Would Have Been Fun... | 9/28/1956 | See Source »

Dr. Godwin is a specialist in phytogeography, which means that he studies remains of ancient plants with an eye to what they tell about ancient climate and geography. His favorite haunts are peat beds, where plant material is often preserved so well that the species can be identified easily after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Birth of an Island | 9/17/1956 | See Source »

Besides the copied drawings, the expedition brought back tools, mortars for grinding colors, personal ornaments, even pearls from some distant sea. Some of the finds contain carbon and can be dated by radioactive carbon 14. When this has been done, and when scholars have studied the drawings and artifacts, a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Fertile Sahara | 9/10/1956 | See Source »

Since the '30s, America's tastes and talents have changed with the social whirlwinds, and David Copperfield may not have grown up with them. The M-G-M films, largest of a staggering assortment purchased by all three webs for fall release, are pre-1949. If they seem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Return of the Oldtimers | 9/10/1956 | See Source »

In an interview with the left bank Paris Review, Dorothy ("Men seldom make passes/At girls who wear glasses") Parker, wit, versifier and short-story writer, spoke frankly about many things. Of the '20s: "Gertrude Stein did us the most harm when she said, 'You're all a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Sep. 3, 1956 | 9/3/1956 | See Source »

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