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Wharton has, for a long time, served as Penn's focal point, both in sheer number and in outlook; and it is in the business school that the next major changes initiated by the Survey will probably take place. In the past five years, however, more emphasis has been placed on the College of Arts and Sciences. This fall, for the first time, freshmen in the College outnumber Wharton matriculatants, and Admissions Director Robert H. Pitt II predicts that the balance of the entire University will eventually shift toward Arts and Sciences...
...part of the expansion, the Student Union, has become the focal point of student activity in the last two years. The size of Sever, this building serves5Every one of the prominent structures in this view of the campus has been erected in the last five years as part of the University of Massachusetts' multi-million dollar expansion program. The Student Union, center of most campus activities, is the structure with columned facade; in the foreground are Goodell Library and its newly completed addition and the unfurnished liberal arts center. A complex of women's dormitories is situated at the upper...
...painting in which the design of the black glove brilliantly counterpoints the rainbow of vibrant colors found in the background curtains. Another masterwork in the collection is Manet's Le Skating, in which quick brushwork, a masterful array of greys, blues and blacks, and an opaque face as focal point, are used to great effect. A magnificent Renoir Bagneuse is next, with blended brushwork, brilliant light and shimmering color creating a rich canvas. Other notable works in this gallery are a first rate Cezanne still-life, an excellent Degas (ballet dancers), a good Gauguin, a fine Lautrec and two good...
Swedish granite originally designed for Manhattan's Lever House (the budget ran out) and a torchlike form in Greek marble, planned as a 30-ft, focal point for the International Arrivals building at Idlewild Airport (the New York Port Authority turned it down). Often, Noguchi complains, "architects want something that is timely. I want to get back to the real problem of sculpture and do something timeless...
...earth under ordinary chemical power and buzz its way up to the spot where the power beams come to a focus. Then its microwave-fueled engine will take over. Test prototypes will carry a human crew, but later models will be automatic. Once they have been maneuvered into the focal spot, they will be kept there by electronic devices which sense when they are beginning to drift out of it. If the supporting beam fails, the station will drift down gently, supported by the autorotation of its blades. When it nears the ground, its chemical engine can take over...