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Supporters of the term paper tend to regard the development of intellectual skills as a more important part of education than the acquisition of particular information. Three hours, they say, is hardly enough time for a student to exhibit his skill in relating ideas. Furthermore, examinations put a premium on memory and glibness, whereas evaluation of a student should be based chiefly upon standards of accuracy, clarity, and perceptiveness--qualities which one hopes to find among adults. As one instructor put it, "Taking examinations is an activity peculiar to students. When you assign papers, you treat the student like...
...Christian Brothers wine, made in California's Napa Valley by members of the Western Province of the Christian Brothers, the world's largest teaching order (17,000 brothers). The brothers, who started making wine in 1868, run three wineries that produce more than a million cases of premium wines and brandy a year, more than twice the output of their nearest competitor...
...working combination of independent brokers who know show business and glam-ourproof actuaries who know just what table the show must go on. They protect themselves with .such features as the "48hour clause franchise" (no payoff if shooting is held up less than three days) they raise premiums to cover special risks: film versions of Broadway plays are often expensive because groups of stars are generally on-camera at the same time and if one is out the whole production is stopped; similarly, if the plot depends mostly on the lead, up goes the premium because it is more difficult...
...upper jawbone, loosening a tooth cap that fell into his bronchial tube ($2904) During the filming of The Young Lions, Marlon Brando spilled a pot of hot tea in his lap, developed an embarrassing infection ($33.806). Spartacus cost Fireman's Fund $632,197 (against a typical premium of $70,227 on a $4,100,000 policy) when Jean Simmons had an appendectomy, Tony Curtis broke his Achilles tendon and Supergladiator Kirk Douglas was leveled by a virus maximus...
MAIL ORDER LIFE INSURANCE will be a major item in the new catalogue of Chicago's Aldens, Inc., fourth largest mail order company, if the Illinois Insurance Department approves. By eliminating agents' commissions (often 50% of first-year premium), Aldens plans to sell its insurance at lower prices...