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...Gulick, His. Jean Harrison, Bio. Walter Houghton, Eng. Gabriele Jackson, Eng. Owen Jander, Music Florence McCulloch, French Eleanor McLaughlin, His. Jeanette McPherrin, French Joan Melvin, Bio. Genworth Mofett, Art Torsten Norvig, Math Barry Phillips, Eng. David Pritzker, Math Ruth Anna Putnam, Phil. Jerome Regnier, Geo. Margaret Robinson, Art Patsy Sampson, Psy. Alice Schafer, Math Patricia Spacks, Eng. George Stambolian, French Richard Wallace...
Similarly, little directorial bits usually come off beautifully, but occasionally become heavy-handed. Gwyllum Evans as Sir Sampson, the father who seeks to disinherit Valentine, lifts a corner of his wig to hear what's going on. Jill Clayburgh as the naive, ardent, immense Miss Prue takes ten minutes to stuff a giant hankerchief into her bosom...
...conventional history is familiar to us. Standard histories rarely discuss--rarely mention--the events and personalities Miller so vividly presents to us: the Great Awakening of 1857-58, the Reverend Charles Grandison Finney's revivals, the codifying patriotism of David Dudley Field, the fierce Irish eloquence of William Sampson, or any of a host of others...
Chicago takes particular pride in Cook County Judge Edith S. Sampson, 63, a strong-faced woman with an acid tongue for lawyers and infinite compassion for underdogs. A trained social worker, Judge Sampson got her master of laws degree at Loyola University, spent seven years as assistant corporation counsel of Chicago, and was twice appointed a U.S. delegate to the U.N. General Assembly. In 1962 she became the nation's first elected Negro woman judge (four others now serve elsewhere); last fall she won a full six-year term at $26,500 a year...
...book like this, one wonders if it is worth reading in hard cover, or waiting a few months for the paperback edition. In this case, it is probably best to wait. A Fine Madness is diverting but not absorbing, and those who remember Gully Jimson will be disappointed with Sampson Shillitoe. The harried student who cannot wait is in luck, though--because this novel won the $10,000 Putnam Prize, it is offered by the publishers with a money back guarantee. If you are disappointed, you can always take it back...