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...members of the audience were satisfied with Edelman's remarks. One student, who would only give her name as Ellen, said that while the address was "inspiring," it offered "nothing...
...heard the statistics many times," Ellen said, "and would have preferred [Edelman] to speak more about the specifics of what they are doing...
There is, however, one family member who breaks out of this stagnant framework of relationships. 15-year-old Ellen (Mary Kate Schellhardt), with her blue eyeliner and frosted pink lipstick, is enjoying the process of growing up, and is often intolerant of the rest of the Grapes. Ellen's favorite object of criticism is Gilbert. Although Gilbert's face betrays the strain of keeping his family afloat, Ellen still haunts him daily with the words, "You gotta do better." And when Gilbert makes mistakes, or acts a little selfish, the whole town seems to echo her. He is even invited...
...Carney Gavin, curator and executive director; Nitza Rosovsky, curator of exhibits (who resigned); Elizabeth C. Carella, curator for the history of photography; Dr. Gary Pratico, curator for the archaeological collections; Elizabeth C. Thyne, coordinator for public programs; William Corsetti, curator for educational planning; Mary Ellen Taylor, archivist; Linda Christian Herot, financial administrator. All are beyond peer. What a shabby and shameful way to treat staff. Fire them...
...Jump, by Ellen Stoll Walsh (Harcourt Brace; $13.95). A froggy first book for bouncing preschoolers, the title pretty much sums up the plot, until an unusually balletic frog (blue with spots, to distinguish her from ordinary green-with-spots plodders) teaches her pondmates to dance. Read me the frog book, Daddy...