Word: signed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...turn out en masse for this meeting. Because of a lack of interest and a general overproduction of shows freshmen can advance fast in Harvard dramatic circles. But most likely half the group that is kneeling on the theater rug in this jam-packed meeting is there simply to sign up to be ushers and get into the productions for free...
...Advising on Science Courses and Placement. A must for pre-meds, this meeting is one of several that are guaranteed to psycheout the unwary. Don't be misled by fellow students urging you to take what sounds like difficult chemistry courses. After you sign up, they'll drop out and coast through Natural Science chem...
...quite so accidental. I almost forgot to mention the other creation of the Freshman Dean's Office--the adviser. These men and women are drawn, like the proctors, from a pool of administrators, Law and Business School students, and occasional Arts and Sciences grad students. They are supposed to sign your study cards and advise you on academic matters during your first year, when you need such advice desperately...
...Most clear writing is a sign that there is no exploration going on. Clear prose indicates an absence of thought." By McLuhan's analysis: "In the radio age, the parameters of the classroom can no longer contain the English language. The sophistication outside the classroom exceeds that of the classroom...
...unusual kid. I didn't look like anybody else," she recalls. "Everybody was wearing pageboys, and I had frizzy hair." She changed her name from Phoebe Laub to Phoebe Snow, a sign on boxcars near her home in Teaneck, N.J. She doted on Shirley Temple movies and Judy Garland records. Later she borrowed from early enthusiasms. "I copped that lick for my refrain in Poetry Man from The Continental in the old Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movie," she admits. Her parents-her mother was a Martha Graham dancer-encouraged her to study classical piano. With Billie Holiday, Big Bill...