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Anthony G. Oettinger, McKay Professor of Applied Mathematics and chairman of the Program, said yesterday the CIA is one of 80 financial supporters...
William H. Bossert '59, McKay Professor of Applied Mathematics and instructor in Natural Sciences 110, "Automatic Computing," said yesterday he is "just euphoric" about the new additions to the computer facilities. With more facilities available, professors can teach more information, he added...
FICTION: Cannibals and Missionaries. Mary McCarthy∙Endless Love, Scott Spencer ∙Letters, John Barth∙ McKay's Bees, Thomas McMahon∙Sophie's Choice, William Styron∙The Ghost Writer, Philip Roth ∙The Green Ripper, John D. MacDonald...
...McKay, driven mad by his bees, returns to the East. Once removed from the constant press of the wilderness, he becomes a standard of social stability. "In the midst of this epoch of disintegration, McKay's machinery stitched the uppers to the lowers." McKay lives on Arrow St., in a blue house with yellow trim. He keeps a garden whose products he shares with each year's graduates. A satisfied man, he at last encounters the bees with equanimity...
Wealth! Its attainment is such a paradox! The bees were after it, and came to McKay's garden expecting it. But none of them ever became rich, because a fortuitous accident is required for that; hard work is never sufficient. Bees are not eligible for much in the way of wealth, in spite of their integrity. This was how McKay explained it to himself as he knotted...