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...Children's mental illnesses vary widely and cannot be pigeonholed into neat categories. To avoid sticking themselves with the pin on a diagnostic label, many psychiatrists prefer to lump all juvenile mental patients under the cliche heading "emotionally disturbed...
...languages. Returning after a year's absence, Robert Chapman brings with him drama from Ibsen to Helman. The stage is Emerson D. History of Religions 101b offers a unique opportunity. Interested students can become Hindus, Brahmins, Buddhists, and Moslems--for about a week or two apiece. For those who prefer, there are also selected Christian heretical doctrines...
Although through the years by fits and starts the Advocate has become increasingly literary in its bent, for a long while it still did not entirely abandon its motto. After the political period of the '80's, its editors merely seemed to prefer to find their danger in defending the freedom of the press--by testing the public censors with sensational (i.e., candid) stories and pornographic parodies. The first allegedly indecent story appeared in 1884, but 1894 was the year of the first major crisis, when "Kid," a story about a Harvardman and his mistress appeared...
...orchestra was organized in 1938, now numbers some 50 medical men, their relatives and a handful of professional musicians, including Conductor Maxim Waldo. There are no standard medical-musical tie-ups. Dentists play violins, cello, horn, bass. General practitioners play flutes and timpani, a dermatologist plays viola. The doctors prefer to remain anonymous to avoid publicity that might be contrary to medical ethics...
...armies of occupation was softened in southwest Germany by the exemplary behavior of the First French Army. In the sleepy little towns of the Black Forest, French soldiers participated in local affairs and shone at local balls, and the French commanders were among the most respected of inhabitants. "We prefer them to German soldiers," said a townsman...