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...PHILOSOPHER'S PUPIL by Iris Murdoch; Viking; 576 pages...
...Philosopher's Pupil shows Murdoch at the top of her form. At issue is the salvation of George McCaffrey, an apparently deranged man in his middle 40s who is first seen trying to push a car containing his wife into a canal. What, or who, could have got into George? In addition, how does the reappearance of George's old philosophy teacher, John Robert Rozanov, figure in what appears to be an attempted murder...
...section for two years. As a 1972 Harvard economics major, he had as his adviser a faculty member then little known outside the academic community: Martin Feldstein. Since then, as chairman of President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers, Feldstein has gone on to counsel a better-known pupil...
...local school districts. Says Anklam: "We tried to catch people unawares." In 51 news stories and 27 editorials, timed to influence a December special session of the legislature, the Clarion-Ledger contended: "Mississippi public schools aren't making the grade." Among the ills cited: per-pupil funding of only $1,965 for 1981-82, vs. a national average of $2,671, and a dropout rate that is double the national average. The school system reflected a culture of poverty: Mississippi has consistently ranked lowest of all states in per capita income since record keeping began...
...call customers. Some 50 school districts across the country have expressed interest in the gadget; the New York City and Chicago school systems recently purchased at least eight machines each. The $8,600 Telsols quickly earn their keep in schools that receive state funds on the basis of pupil attendance. Says Chicago Truant Officer Walter Bryant: "If we raise a district's attendance by nine students a day, we can pay for the machine in less than a year." Bryant believes that the computers can only supplement, not replace, regular truant officers. Officials still must track down children...