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...years ago when he was the Charles Eliot Norton professor here at Harvard. WHRB, the Harvard radio station, has a tradition of staying on the air 24 hours a day with classical music for about two or three weeks previous to exams. Mr. Wilder heard about this and was disturbed that he had no radio ... He came down to the station one day and asked if he might just sit in the studio. We assured him that this would be possible . . . Thereafter, for the next couple of weeks, he would wander in whenever he pleased (sometimes as early...
...Compromise. Perhaps the most difficult part of life in a Communist country is to keep peace with oneself. "Nearly every day," said the priest, "a man is forced to compromise with evil and disturb the peace of mind that is within him. By frequently making compromises, he becomes morally insensible...
...holes have been dug between Linden and Holyoke Streets, most of them in front of Claverly Hall. The workmen are tightening joints on a 24 inch gas pipe, which sprung a leak several weeks ago and began to disturb residents of Claverly. A minute trickle of gas was escaping from the feed line into the basement of the dormitory through a conduit...
...possible answers to all the tricks she offers. But this, they say, would be a startling feat in itself, probably as difficult as doing the computation in her head. Shakuntala herself, off on a crosscountry tour of the U.S., just tries to avoid all discussion for fear it will disturb her strange talent. Says she: "I do not know my limits...
...hordes of eager freshmen invaded Cambridge during the windy September days of 1923. Tradition-ridden Harvard lived a life of its own, however--a life that could be just as exciting as that in the world outside the Square. Still, current events were able to filter into and disturb the University scene; sometimes they momentarily banished sex and football as bull session topics...