Word: restorationism
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France's sudden restoration of Ben Youssef caught the Spanish with their promises down. When the French pledged Morocco "independence within interdependence," Spanish spokesmen backtracked hastily, began to talk of the necessity of "going slow." Dictator Franco blurted that democracy in Morocco would be "disastrous," because "we [do] not...
Posturing Conceits. The networks also offered caviar to the general: NBC collaborated with Maurice Evans in a revival of Bernard Shaw's 58-year-old comedy about the American Revolution, The Devil's Disciple. The Shavian jape had a slow first act (more Shaw's fault than...
Having gazed for a decade, however, at a barren tower, outraged and sentimental alumni have finally prodded the Corporation to finance a restoration of the Civil War memorial to the original vision of its architects, Ware and van Brunt.
To mark the restoration, a Harvard-Yale jousting meet should be scheduled, highlighted by the coronation of President Pusey. He, in turn, would create an order of knighthood among the professors, with teaching fellows and instructors as squires and pages. During the celebrations, the Jester and Fools of the Lampoon...
The cost of such damage was still uncertain late yesterday, according to Cecil A. Roberts, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. Roberts explained that if the wall and ceiling plaster dries well ever the night it will need comparatively few repairs. On the other hand, he said, the whole dining hall...