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In boarding school, pampered and naive, I had grown tired of 12-person classes where unfinished reading and awkward attempts at in-class discussion became central to my education. I chose Harvard over smaller colleges in order to move with the "masses" from one lecture hall to another. I wanted...

Author: By Ben A. Loehnen, | Title: First-Year Seminars Remove Anonymity | 9/8/1997 | See Source »

Perhaps "Harvard Parent" would prefer that we all perform like professional teachers. If we were paid like professional teachers, perhaps we would. But I do not think that professional teachers are what this university needs, at least not of the type that "Harvard Parent" seems to favor. I always though...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Teaching Fellows | 3/2/1984 | See Source »

Matty's character and Golding's story are more abstruse than Ralph and his plight in Lord Of The Flies. Unlike his earlier work, Darkness Visible is totally inaccessible to pre-teen-agers. Wrought with more blatant sexual imagery and a convoluted cast of characters, Golding's latest novel demands...

Author: By James L. Cott, | Title: Children of Darkness | 2/28/1980 | See Source »

The 84th Congress is deeply concerned with the destiny of the U.S. in a world of upheaval. So is Walter George. The Congress is vitally interested in a stable national economy. So is George. The Congress does not seek to spoonfeed the nation with welfare cure-alls or sociological pink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Voice of the 84th | 4/25/1955 | See Source »

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