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This limerickization of a facet of Einstein's theory of relativity is a sample of the witty, plain-speaking physics that has moved over 900 University of California students to sign up for next semester's early-morning (8 o'clock) freshman course, catalogued simply as: "Physics 10. Descriptive introduction to physics." Limerick-wielder, parablist and reason for the rush: the lecturer in Physics 10 this spring, Dr. Edward Teller. The brilliant theoretical physicist credited with a major role in perfecting the H-bomb. Teller, in a series of appearances since 1955 on San Francisco...
...Milton Resnick: "It could be said that art is not visual and that this is the most important facet for an art that does not appeal to the eye. I mistrust myself as an 'eye,' and in general feel unsympathetic to anyone...
With the limited facilities for John Beck's serviceable set, director Julius Novick has deployed his charges with a resourceful hand. He has obviously striven for split-second timing in speech, gesture, and sound cues--a facet of the play that presents unusually frequent and tricky demands. His pacing never drags...
Rubenstein said last night that the proposed method of attack is a two-stage operation. A long period of research into every facet of delinquency will be followed by an intensive period of direct field work and contact with the minors involved...
What Captain Cutter probably objects to most of all is the recent spurt of "alumni recruiting" in the Ivy League, a facet of alumni activity which, by virtue of its unfortunate label, suggests an attempt to hustle unsuspecting lummocks into football uniforms before they or their parents realize what has happened...