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Without being sacrilegious, I wish that the speech that William Faulkner made at Wellesley [TIME, June 22] could be translated into every language in the world, as it carries a great lesson-in fact, so great, in my humble opinion, that I can see it as an extra page to be inserted in our Christian Bible...
...final signature" that William Faulkner spoke of will never be written by man, because man is incapable of the other attributes that Faulkner bestows on him, namely: that man is competent for a soul because he is capable of saving that soul . . .; that man is capable of teaching himself to be civilized. The pitiful history of man's wars, starvation, sickness, persecution and pestilence is evidence enough that no angels are watching...
...commencements across the U.S., is in a sorry mess. But what is really wrong? And what can be done? Last week one answer came from a man who had gone to Wellesley, Mass, to see his daughter Jill, 19, graduate from Pine Manor Junior College. Said Novelist William (Sanctuary) Faulkner...
...excellent food and vigorous Gallic flavor of the restaurant, with its almost militant, straight backed chairs, have attracted many notables. Genevieve remembers William Faulkner, who used to eat lunch in the same corner every day, as "a small man, sharp blue eyes and a moustache. He seemed to be watching for something and always ordered Coq au Vin."Thornton Wilder and Miro frequented the restaurant, but neither made the impression on Genevieve that Louis Jouvet did, in a single visit. He came to Henri IV early one evening, out of temper and unwilling to talk. With some escargots...
Nancy H. Goldring will speak on "The Saar as a Contemporary International Problem," and Catherine L. Rubino will discuss "The Apostate as Rodeemer: William Faulkner's Study of the Hero in Relation to the Curse on the Land." Martha M. Nicely will present a description and demonstration of a research project on the effect of drugs...