Word: merite
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Communists at UCV are a minority but, as always, their activities bring more notoriety than their numbers seem to merit. The cumbersome legal process necessary to enter the University has prevented the police from obtaining much incriminating material in their periodic searches. There is good evidence, though, that the Louvre's impressionist paintings, kidnapped while being displayed in Caracas' Museum of Fine Arts, travelled directly to the men's dormitory in the University City. Further, it is believed that the hijacking of a plush Venezuelan oceanliner earlier this year was plotted at the Central University. Terrorists have been traced...
Speaking of Stupidities. Explaining the instruction last week, Staffa argued that Catholic universities have recently been giving out too many honorary degrees, often to men who are "not worthy of merit." Asked if Küng, who is a peritus (theological expert) of the Vatican Council, fell into this category, the archbishop replied that "there are many periti of the council who speak stupidities." As far as Küng is concerned, "if we give honorary doctorates to him, it would seem that we approve his ideas." Staffa claimed that the instruction is still under study by the congregation...
...comes Books, which has its own free charter, and feels no need to review every machine-made bestseller, but can roam publishing's byways, selecting from huge historical works that will never reach a wide audience the newest evidence or appraisal of past events, or seeking out literary merit wherever it may be found, in the unknowns or even among the successes...
Whatever its final shape, Penn is growing up fast. Once provincial Philadelphians, its students now come from 48 states and 83 foreign countries. Once given to favoring alumni, it now promotes teachers on merit. Penn's faculty is vital, distinguished and outspoken. Academic freedom is real. The once sleepy school beside the Schuylkill River still lacks a crackling intellectual air. But it has the will, the leadership, and-as ever...
Schmidt is often rescued, however, by the adroit performance of other actors. Pat Fay, who demonstrates her versatility by playing the part of a tough career girl, leads the list of those deserving kudos; Joanne Hamlin and Philip Kerr also merit considerable praise...