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...specifically granted to the Federal Government; yet the reality of union created strong central rule. In Canada, the reverse was the case: the Constitution reserved to the Federal Government all powers not specifically granted to the provinces; yet the reality of disunity created a weak central regime from the start. The most threatening aspect of this disunity was the conflict between French-and English-speaking Canadians. In 1838 Lord Durham came from London following a series of minor rebellions and reported back: "I expected to find a conflict between a government and a people. I found two nations warring...
...schools that are not considering coeducation is Princeton. There, however, only 14% of the undergraduates prefer the all-male environment and President Robert Goheen says that he has no objections to Princeton's going coed-if someone will donate the $80 million he figures it would take to start a high-quality women's branch...
...still quake at the memory of his fierce glare, which took in the whole orchestra but made each player feel that it was focused on him-usually in reproach. And then there were the tantrums. When a piece was not played as Toscanini wanted it, "his irritation used to start at his feet and rise," recalls Bassoonist Sol Schoen-bach. "By the time it reached his mouth, it was like a volcano erupting." Toscanini cursed, kicked over music stands, broke or bit into his batons, jammed his hands into his jacket so hard that the pockets ripped...
...these policies can only be destructive of the general morale as well as the reputation of our community." The citizens asked for only two small changes in the papers' policy: that they stop suppressing all good news about the city's Negro high school and that they start publishing Negro obituaries instead of charging for them as classified advertisements. "We hope," concluded the letter, "that our Negro citizens will be encouraged by the knowledge that there are many thoughtful white citizens in this community who appreciate their continued willingness, in spite of repeated indignities by the newspapers...
...choreography at 23 (and who now directs the ballet of the Berlin Opera), Song is an achievement that secures him a place in the front rank of younger choreographers. For the Royal Ballet, the performance was the high point of its first two weeks in New York (the start of a four-month U.S. tour). For New York ballet buffs, it was a sample of more to come. This week Royal Ballet Stars Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn make their first appearances of the season; and next week the American Ballet Theater will arrive for a month with...