Word: humanities
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...part of the whole affair is the fact that Van Doren lied, and lied under oath. When he finally realized that he was caught in his lies, then, and then only, did he confess that he had made what he called a human mistake, and gave a maudlin explanation...
...free $250,000-a relative pittance that seemed little more than the price of sparing Vincent's executors the nuisance value of J.J.'s action. J.J. will be paid off by the Vincent Astor Foundation, whose main purpose is to improve the lot of the human race, especially poor folks...
...instead of offsetting sweetness with lightness, it turns sticky with sweetness and light. Though often attractive, the abbey scenes come off too pretty; though sometimes fetching, the children's scenes come off too cute. Even Mary Martin, however deft, comes off a little too lovable. The milk of human kindness is not enough for The Sound of Music. It insists on the syrup, till even the Nazis seem mere bad goblins in a fairy tale...
...face of these affronts to the honor of human reason, Russell looks wistfully at the philosophers of the Grecian archipelago of 2,500 years ago. Philosophy, says Russell, must continue to deal with "impractical" questions, such as the meaning of life ("if indeed it have any at all"), which few boys, fewer men, and-on the record-no women have ever worried about for very long...
...annual Combined Charities Drive, President Pusey has released a letter to the student body urging support in achieving this year's record goal of $15,000. Pusey describes the campaign as "the Harvard community's chance to show that it is concerned for human welfare ... that it lives in the world and in a busy and important urban community--not in an ivory tower...