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...problem hit Father William McFadden two years ago. As head of the theology department at Washington's Roman Catholic Georgetown University, he was supposed to inaugurate a program in Judaism - and no teachers could be found. "There is a rabbi gap," Father McFadden complained wryly. Finally last summer, two Jewish scholars, including Rabbi Saul Kraft of New York City's Queens College, signed up to teach at Georgetown. But across the country other educators still echo McFadden's complaint. The scramble is on to find Jewish teachers-not only of theology but of Jewish history, literature...
...Reminder. Yet those who call this surge "hysterical preservation" cannot deny the worth of saving Washington's Georgetown, Annapolis' colonial waterfront, Alexander Hamilton's New York City home, Frank Lloyd Wright's Chicago houses, the Spanish architecture of Santa Fe, Seattle's Pioneer Square, Old Salem, N.C., or even the sod hut that was once a post office in Killdeer, N. Dak. From its Washington headquarters in Decatur House, Biddle's National Trust not only acts as catalyst for such projects but also runs nine landmarks...
...legal vacuum cleaner," agrees Georgetown's William Greenhalgh, "but only if misused." Ultimately, it is only the potential for misuse that disturbs most critics. By and large, prosecutors have not gravely abused their potent weapon, perhaps out of fear of provoking judges to limit...
...elevator operator. He took up motorcycle racing as a diversion, then began studying welding so that he could repair his own wrecked bikes. Sculpture being what it is these days, it was just a few twists from the machine shop to an eye-riveting exhibition of welded sculpture at Georgetown's Volta Place Gallery, where Hess sold a dozen pieces opening week at prices ranging from $75 to $1,500. "It's really bailing me out," said the artist. "I seem to be pretty much unemployable...
...freshmen didn't do much better. Undefeated ace Dave Pottetti ran a strong first mile but faded badly over the last two, finishing a very surprising 42nd. Max Shweizer, John Enscoe and Howie Foye all finished near Pottetti as Harvard piled up 244 points, good for seventh place. Georgetown won the title...