Word: recitatione
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A Poet's Grave. As Chukovsky stepped down from the mound, several young men pushed through the crowd. One proclaimed: "Over the poet's open grave his verses should resound," and began a recitation. Another said something about an "unpublished book," and there were uneasy glances and scattered...
A Thurber Carnival is a one-mind show, an animated anthology of pen-and-pencil work by the most splendidly mad of modern humorists. The thought of such a show, however alluring, must cause qualms: Can a world, neither flesh, fish nor fowl and at the same time quite palpably...
The near-mimicry of high school carries over into the classroom. Few lecture courses are given in the University's undergraduate program, and virtually none in the Wharton School. There are, in most courses, regular assignments, frequent quizzes, and emphasis on recitation. The degree requirements in the College ask only...
More recitation than straight drama, Dear Liar (first presented last spring in a U.S. tour by Katharine Cornell and Brian Aherne-TIME, April 27*) provides Actress Bergner with the kind of virtuoso acting opportunities she needs. With top-notch support from German Actor Otto Hasse as Shaw, Bergner limns the...
An observation booth equipped with one-way glass allows researchers to observe classes for purposes of evaluating the case method. Written tests before and after the experiment compare the progress of students in the "Socratic" classes with those in the control group being taught by traditional recitation methods.