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...will be very slow," admits Emerson LaBombard, project director for the space sailer being developed by a U.S. team at the World Space Foundation in Pasadena, Calif. "In the first hour, we may zoom ahead and pick up a yard. In one day maybe 100 yards." But the acceleration would continue, ultimately resulting in speeds far in excess of 100,000 m.p.h. -- and without expending a drop of rocket fuel...
...lecture hall in Emerson was full of people shuffling fellowship schedules and recommendation forms. the advisor was at the lectern, telling us about travelling fellowships and the awards given last year. One person had gone to a village in Greece, another was looking at playgrounds in northern Europe. She was taking questions. How many recommendations do you need? How long are the essays? Who nominates you? Near the back, a dark haired guy in a t-shirt and black boots raised his hand...
This is not to romanticize the prospects for improving society by forcing people to associate. Obviously, not every army batallion featured a Hawkeye Pierce and a Charles Emerson Winchester '40 learning to respect each other's humanity while tossing off wisecracks. But the forced fusion of diverse elements of the population made American society more fluid and less class-conscious. (It also ensured that decision-making elites had to bear their share of the costs of war; leaders are likely to be more prudent about using military force when their sons are in the trenches than when they are safely...
...front of Emerson Hall, one guide tells a story--one of the tour's staples--about another spring day when Gertrude Stein was taking a philosophy exam in a class taught by William James. Legend has it that Stein wrote on the top of the exam that she couldn't bear to take a test on such a beautiful day, and that she was going outside. James gave her an A, saying that she truly understood the meaning of philosophy...
...course of student efforts at internationalization, The Crimson must cover the pragmatic along with the glossy. John A. Emerson Co-chair, HR-NEAR