Word: scale
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...record, Voice of the Sea, is the latest product of a Stamford, Conn, sound engineer, Emory Cook, who got into the record business with an equally unusual record of chiming music boxes, built his label (Sounds of Our Times) up to the point where he is now releasing full-scale symphony LPs, has other record executives keeping a slightly envious eye on him. Cook's market remains mostly "audiophiles," who shiver in ecstasy over a tingling triangle while hardly noticing whether the music is a symphony or a psalm. But the number of listeners who look for realism...
Brown's financial aid system is identical, on a smaller scale, to Harvard's scholarship plan. Each applicant's ability to meet costs is considered in the same way; financial need as computed in trial cases was determined identically under both the Brown plan and John U. Monro's Harvard formula. Scholarship grants range from $200 to $1500, and about 170 out of 600 applicants receive aid. The gross scholarship fund approaches half a million dollars annually...
Dean Keeney feels the same way about the faculty members as does Walker about the caliber of the student body. "They teach at Brown because they like the atmosphere," he says, acknowledging the lower wage scale. There is complete freedom to do research work at Brown, but being a relatively small college, it occasionally loses men who require a broader scope in their particular fields...
...largest project of its kind in the school's history, the program constitutes the first large-scale attempt to discover a preventive for the widespread eye disease. Previous efforts have been directed primarily toward finding a cure...
...team's top two tailbacks, Matt Botsford and Jim Joslin, both out with injuries. Botsford, suffering from an arm injury inflicted in the Ohio game, worked out lightly in pads, and avoided contact work. Jordan is not sure when the sophomore tailback will be able to return to full-scale action...