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Curioso "may be well-nigh extinct, but he is as good a fellow, surely, as the virtuoso who survives almost in abundance. A curioso took care, inquired, studied, was expert. He practised curiosity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Rescue for Lost Words | 4/30/1951 | See Source »

Representatives of the five largest fields--History, Government, Economics, English, and Social Relations--have met and formulated a new approach to the problem of tutorial, it was learned last nigh...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Big Departments Weigh College Seminars Plan | 3/30/1951 | See Source »

...When the college-owned dorms were not sufficient, the building of privately owned apartments was almost encouraged through necessity," Dean Briggs explained the problem, "and now it is well-nigh impossible to throttle these private dormitories...

Author: By David C. D. rogers, | Title: Claverly, Erected With Eye to Fire Protection, Ushered In University's Plush Gold Coast Era | 3/10/1951 | See Source »

...Second Part of Henry IV" is a play which acts a good deal better than it reads. Since the Brattle Theatre's present production is the first performance by an American professional company, the play's inherent actability is well-nigh a revelation--at least for American theatre goers. What is not a revelation is that the Brattle troupe is superbly suited for the rich and often slapstick humor of "Henry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Playgoer | 2/16/1951 | See Source »

...large Department of Commerce auditorium in Washington. The busy lawyers and technical experts often outnumbered the spectators-usually a few leg-weary tourists. The testimony of engineers, executives and experts fills 40 volumes and 11,178 pages covering everything from RCA's patent position (which is well-nigh impregnable) to the precise emphasis Frank Stanton placed on "love" when he said he loved compatibility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: At the End of the Rainbow | 12/4/1950 | See Source »

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