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Word: hearses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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On the other hand, as colleges face the "war-baby boom," one often hears the argument that Harvard, as a leader in American higher education, has a "responsibility to expand." Some point out that, as long as Houses are relieved of overcrowding to a tolerable degree, it will be possible...

Author: By Craig K. Comstock, | Title: 'Cramped Quarters' | 1/15/1959 | See Source »

Naked Pink Lady. To this day, Sikkim's mountain climbers lift one flap on their fur caps, the better to hear the devils that always go uphill, never down. Lamas stage skeleton dances to drive away evil spirits. The country has no newspapers, and mail goes by pony express...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SIKKIM: Land of the Uphill Devils | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

The prairie schooner stands ominously alone (circa A.D. 1860) on the dreary reaches of the Western flats. The boss of the approaching wagon train is understandably puzzled. He rides up to investigate. Just as he is about to tug at the wagon's flap, he hears a strange whirring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: Westward the Wagons | 12/15/1958 | See Source »

Frohock points out that the department initiated last year modern methods in the elementary French courses: French R and French A. Geary is using the "direct method" of language teaching, i.e. from the moment the student steps into the classroom, he hears nothing but French. This system is designed to...

Author: By James W. B. benkard, | Title: Modern Language Teaching: Stagnation Since the War | 12/5/1958 | See Source »

Pictures in Writing. To Washington Correspondent James ("Scotty") Reston of the New York Times, Mary McGrory's "poet's gift of analogy" is a thing that puts her in a special class, and is one reason that he has tried to hire her. Mary's copy stands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Queen of the Corps | 11/10/1958 | See Source »

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