Word: ought
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...highly unwelcome innovation. The academic value of such courses is vague. They do not communicate to the student any of the methods of intellectual analysis; they teach practical techniques only, and consequently they begin to merge into the area of hobbies or extra-curricular activities. Undergraduates at Harvard ought not to get academic credit for engaging in hobbies...
...Schell, by herself, is enough to carry the film. As the demure Jeanne, her wedding night smile fades artfully into the wistful gaze of the betrayed wife. The male lead is not as successful. Christian Marquand has all the rugged facial angles that a hunter and sure-fire seducer ought to have. Only once, however, when Julien grins at the thought the angles. Long before the end of the picture, his fierce teeth-clenching turns into tame stolidness and a suspicion of lockjaw...
Ionesco and the Charles Playhouse ought to make a perfect couple--Ionesco with innumerable gimmicks to lure his audience onto the stage, the Charles with its seats circling the platform and its actors circling the platform and its actors scurrying up and down the aisles. In Michael Murray's Rhinoceros, which opened at the Charles last week, the marriage almost comes off--but not quite--and the man who ruined the wedding isn't hard to find. Robert Barend's fumbling portrayal of Berenger spoils a delightful Ionesco tragicomedy, leaving a passable production with too many thuds where there should...
Although it would not be a substitute for parietal hours, Watson suggested that a union might ease recent parietal problems somewhat. Students ought to have a place where they can be completely free to do what they want, he said, adding that the Houses cannot serve this need. He suggested that the center include a bowling alley, snack bar, and swimming pool, and proposed that dances might be hold there on weekend nights. A married couple would serve as attendants, Watson said...
Even colleagues who have found fault with Leibowitz's performance now seem agreed that he ought to be permitted to remain on the bench. Either he, they or all have mellowed. One judge, who calls Leibowitz "egocentric and blustering," nonetheless adds with fraternal loyalty: "This is an able judge, with an understanding of the criminal elements beyond compare. He's a mighty arm, and his aim is in the public weal and interest...