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Word: existance (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...credit in English, no matter how hard he tries. Of course, this is not so, since the cryptic inscription really designates an "unassigned" credit in English. But for the English concentrator the problem has only begun. Technically, he holds a credit for Freshman English, which, of course, does not exist at the University. For this reason, English Department officials generally have expressed some reluctance to accept this "unassigned" credit for use toward a B.A. in English, especially where Honors work is involved...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Advanced Placement Program Nears Maturity | 3/13/1959 | See Source »

...power the independent kitchens have to plan their own menu benefits not only those who dine in Adams or Dunster, but also other undergraduates. For the central kitchen crew is goaded to make its menus more varied and palatable than they might be otherwise if superior competition did not exist. The proposal for unified menus should not be adopted; it could result in tasteless conformity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Culinary Bureaucracy | 3/12/1959 | See Source »

...speaker was M.D.C. Commissioner Charles W. Greenough '19, who described the legal background of the commission's control of the property. He concluded that he saw the bill as an attempt "to force a taking (by eminent domain) to be made," and "to create a value that doesn't exist." The land is assessed at only $100, though Sullivan says he paid much more...

Author: By Howard L. White, | Title: Plans to Build Over Charles River Criticized by Public at State House | 3/12/1959 | See Source »

...production of Oscar Wilde's "trivial comedy for serious people," especially one by an American company not specifically equipped to deal with it. The performance on records with John Gielgud and the movie with Michael Redgrave are both extant, and each would be definitive if the other did not exist. If anybody has managed to attain to the age of reason without having seen or heard or read Earnest, a visit to the local performance would not be a bad idea, simply because Wilde's masterpiece is too good to miss. But the rest of us would do just...

Author: By Julius Novick, | Title: The Importance of Being Earnest | 3/10/1959 | See Source »

...middle-aged characters fare considerably less well, because Repertory Boston does not seem to have engaged any middle-aged actors. Universal versatility in an acting company is a splendid aim, perhaps the true goal of repertory, but it is dangerous to count on it where it does not exist...

Author: By Julius Novick, | Title: The Importance of Being Earnest | 3/10/1959 | See Source »

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