Word: readings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...specialist becomes curious about a subject lying beyond his limited horizon and takes a course in it of his own free will, that is another story; or if he argues about it with a fellow student and then starts to read on his own account, that is best of all. Courses for the unwilling are necessarily perfunctory, and a single course in an unrelated subject often fails to be assimilated. If we could agree on what should constitute a liberal education for every stu- dent who was graduated from Harvard and if we could test...
...Britain's Princess Royal, Viscount George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 16, and the Honorable Gerald David Lascelles, 15. Since 1936 these young men have edited and distributed to their subscribers (now 200 at 55. a year) an illustrated monthly called The Harewood News. Heretofore Harewood News has been read chiefly for its illuminating racing tips, supposedly written by the publishers' father, Lord Harewood. But last week Viscount Lascelles and the Honorable Gerald Lascelles made banner headlines in London's newspapers...
...copies mailed to subscribers, some 3,300 copies have crossed the Atlantic each week for newsstand distribution in the British Isles and on the Continent. This has been chiefly for the convenience of U. S. citizens living and traveling abroad, although an increasing number of Europeans read TIME. During the past year TIME has got into difficulties in the four most important European countries...
Hambleden was shocked by what he read about Countess Edda Ciano in TIME, but at first no reason was given for the ban. Questioned by the daily press, which saw something dangerously approaching censorship, the wholesalers attributed the ban to their fear of libel suits. In the 15 years it has been circulated in Great Britain TIME has never been sued for libel. Though startled by the ban in a country which boasts of its free press, TIME planned no action, left the business of Britain's press censorship up to Britain's press itself...
...rage with the officiating bishop, tore her gown and was carried fainting from the room." For three years all went well. Once Caroline was brought in "concealed under a silver dish cover, from which she emerged on the dinner table stark naked. ..." In the mornings William and she read "Newton on the Prophecies with the Bible"; then "Hume with Shakespeare till the dressing bell...