Word: famous
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Reading the names in the table of contents could convince a reader that what's happened in literature in the past century has happened here. The truth is that the famous who stream in and out of Cambridge seldom grew to greatness here, but Cullers' introduction is dedicated to the other proposition. Again, he's writing for the chauvinists, who will also be amused by the inside story of the Advocate's self-definition. The magazine that was conceived as a college newspaper and published polemics on compulsory chapel, college cheers, and Walt Whitman (all re-printed here) has also...
...this is very true, but if it isn't enough, there's always the famous men. Interspersed with the job data are photographs such as one showing a pretty girl flanked by two handsome fellows and captioned, "A Skidmore graduate enjoys her work as Secretary to the Senior Tutor of Lowell House...
...kind of international monetary reserve, thus allowing available financing to keep pace with expanding world trade and investment. As they met again in Paris last week, that powerful Group of Ten (Belgium, Britain, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Sweden, West Germany and the U.S.) bumped into a famous immovable force: Charles de Gaulle...
...listener is always guaranteed a few nervous thrills; but Friday's performance offered far more. Munch focused the overextended first movement into several overwhelming climaxes, emphasized its contrasts, and even created, amazingly, a genuine air of tragedy. While totally different in approach, this interpretation equalled in impact the famous Toscanini broadcast recording. The final movement seemed somewhat less successful, probably due less to Munch's varied tempo than to the limitations of the hall's Skinner organ, which lacks clarity and brilliance...
...Eliot men guard their individuality, Master Finley treasures the myth. He cheers on House football, and joins in with tennis players. He seeks frequent opportunities to light up the House tower in honor of special events. And his famous recommendations have brought House members more than their share of Rhodes and other awards...