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Howard H. Aiken, professor of applied mathematics, Emeritus, received a Doctor of Science degree for his work in helping to develop the computer. Marston Morse, a pioneer in the mathematical field of variational theory in the large, also received a Doctor of Science degree...
...plays. Buechner's Danton's Death proved far too rhetorical, and a play with a passive protagonist must inevitably drag. James A. Culpepper's Phyllis Anderson Award-winning Treason at West Point combined inept dialogue and inadequate characterization. It was barely competent. Anthony Graham-White's adaptation of Johnson, Marston, and Chapman's Eastward Ho! had more potential--it suffered most from a lack of good comic actors. But the play is hardly an old standby...
Marden is a pitcher and outfielder. His batting average is 354, but his prowess at the plate is dwarfed by his amazing pitching. Marston's record is 4-2-1; in 58 innings he has struck out 102 batters, given up only 35 hits, and issued 43 walks. His earned run average...
Even with a full house, however, Anthony Graham-White's direction would make heavy demands on the cast. He has pared down this Jonson-Chapmen-Marston comedy of London city life, but the dialogue still includes numerous now-unintelligible jokes and allusions. And he has introduced remarkably little stage business to maintain the pace where the wit is lost. In short, Graham-White relies on the charm of his actors to make the production live...
...Marston," the lady inquires of the butler, "has he been getting foxed often?" "Oh, no, ma'am! He has been dipping rather deep, perhaps." Exchanges like this, from the pages of Georgette Heyer's decorous novels, often fox the uninitiated reader...