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...Foreign Students" (Editorial Notebook, Nov. 4): The writer argues that making baseball knowledge a prerequisite for solving problems "introduces a cultural bias." He couldn't be more, correct. It is the same cultural bias that first-year required to take the T to the MFA to view an exhibit need to overcome. All students, whether for Chicago or Namibia, make an adjustment when they arrive here at Harvard...
FUNDING THE FREUD EXHIBIT...
...otherwise reasonable and informative article about the Sigmund Freud exhibition at the Library of Congress [AMERICAN SCENE, Oct. 12], you suggested that the exhibit was postponed three years ago because of protests. As in some other cases, the library was forced to postpone solely because it had not then been able to raise the funds we always seek from private sources for exhibits. Despite inaccurate media reports, there was never any doubt the Freud show would take place. The library welcomes responsible controversy about the many exhibits it mounts of its rich and varied materials. JAMES H. BILLINGTON, Librarian Library...
Okay, so touring a gargantuan model of your word processor wasn't what you had in mind. Maybe an hour or two at the World Trade Center's Titanica exhibit will flood you with emotion the same way Kate Winslet did when she sobbed, "I'll never let go." Or maybe it won't. Even if you're long past the Titanic movie phase, this exhibit is still fascinating. Examine jewelry, furnishings, and currency removed from the legendary ship, and then scurry over to the IMAX film Titanica. First showing: 9 a.m.; last showing: 8 p.m. World Trade Center Boston...
Bibliophiles, collectors of esoterica and rare manuscripts, take heed! Eclectic Collecting, an ongoing exhibit at the Boston Public Library's Central Branch, offers a chance to see a selection of the library's recent acquisitions of rare and fine press books, manuscripts and broadsides, as well as artists' books. Mon. through Thurs., 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun. 1 to 5 p.m. Central Library, Copley Square. 536-5400. FREE...