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...Census of Foreigners in 1954. At the time of his arrest he was working as a cultural attache for a Western embassy (unnamed), reporting on rationing measures, worker's gossip, and so on. In this last position his prying, even if routine, rankled the new government and, while his function in the CID wasn't especially incriminating, he knew of and had gone along with activities of which the Communists disapproved...
...more important works of Romance, which broadly speaking, is the literary development of formulas rooted in folklore. Romance is called secular scripture in Frye's theory because of its structural similarities to the Bible, which is especially important in the West because of its socially determined authority and function. The central "myths" (i.e., the Bible, and later, the great novels) of a society illustrate its primary concerns: "they help to explain certain features in that society's religions, laws, social structure, environment, history, or cosmology." The "fabulous" stories of romance, on the other hand, meet the imaginative needs...
This different social development, though, is important for all of us to understand, as Frye seems to suggest when he says "true indoctrination is the real social function of literature." In other words, those few who understand how particular forms of popular literature reflect a different social development will be able to control a lot of people. In the past Romance has largely been "kidnapped," according to Frye, by the ascendant classes. But new forms always rise up out of the anonymous people. Frye concludes that the study of literature, or at least a part of it, should teach students...
Appointing new faculty deans is an important function of any university president. But because Harvard is so decentralized, appointment power takes on new significance. Once appointed, a dean at Harvard has almost ultimate control over the personnel and policy of his school. This year Bok is faced with the appointment of new deans to the Schools of Medicine and Government. Bok says he will have to work "particularly hard" on filling both positions. He adds, "This is a time-consuming process that involves reading a great deal of background material about the schools, studying written comments from many people...
...sure, the academy is not turning itself upside down to accommodate the women, who were winnowed from 602 applicants and chosen for athletic as well as academic prowess. "Our prime function remains to produce military leaders," said Brigadier General Walter Ulmer, commandant of cadets. "The mission of the academy is unchanged...