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A few years ago, when most of the country's little children were learning a jingle about Christopher Columbus, the schools in Cambridge were teaching that:

Author: By Russell B. Roberts, | Title: Incinerator Gothic | 5/20/1963 | See Source »

The absurd rhyme gives it the sound of a jingle thought up by the College outline series as a mnemonic gadget for students who must know the philosopher's main preoccupations. Even at that, it is confused and ineffectual. When I learn of belief clattering, I want to know more...

Author: By Robert W. Gordon, | Title: The Advocate | 12/20/1962 | See Source »

On the Monday after Thanksgiving, this sticky doggerel to the tune of Jingle, Bells will introduce TV viewers to the nation's first official Christmas stamp. The stamp is meant not only to encourage all Americans to spend 4;? in postage for their avalanche of Christmas cards (rather than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Calculated Blah | 11/9/1962 | See Source »

For such gassers Adler gets paid in five figures. Of all the Broadway types who pick up extra jingle writing jingles (TIME, April 21, 1961) he is, by his own description, "the top man in the field." His monumental arias of trade include You'll Feel Better About Smoking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Broadway: Tin Pan Adler | 4/27/1962 | See Source »

Chicago's incorruptible arbiter of advertising contests, the Reuben H. Donnelley Corp., found itself solemnly carrying coals to Newcastle. After wading through the entries in a jingle contest pushing Columbia Pictures' Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Donnelley awarded one of the grand prizes-a minor part in Columbia's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 23, 1962 | 2/23/1962 | See Source »

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