Word: subjects
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Acting upon Mr. Harry E. Warren's advice (contained in his letter published in last Saturday's CRIMSON), I have "read thoughtfully again Lincoln's Gettysburg Address." Whatever thoughts Abraham Lincoln's had on the subject of War Memorials cannot dedicate...consecrate...hallow this ground...It is for us, the living rather, to be dedicated...to the great task remaining before us...that these dead shall not have died in vain...
Broadly speaking there are two angles to literature instruction--historical and critical--and while both are necessary for a complete view of the subject, they are only occasionally combined in undergraduate English courses. Instead, too many courses fall into sheer "appreciation" of the kind Professor Jones criticized. This is the least adequate instruction, for it never tells a student why he likes or does not like a certain piece of literature...
...biggest financial attraction for Benny is a whopping tax reduction: incorporated as a business enterprise, he is subject only to a capital gains tax (25%) on the deal, instead of a much higher (up to 77%) personal income tax. CBS confidently hopes to capture the rest of NBC's Sunday evening lineup: the Phil Harris-Alice Faye show (because Harris is also a feature of Benny's show) and Edgar Bergen (to keep the successful bloc intact...
...week starting Friday, Dec. 3. Times are E.S.T., subject to change...
Master's Master. Flush with earnings from its booming sales of television sets, Philco Corp. decided to 1) declare a 7% stock dividend; 2) expand in the home appliance field (it already makes refrigerators). Philco bought Electromaster, Inc. (electric ranges) subject to approval by Electromaster's stockholders, for 68,212½ shares of Philco stock (market price: $2,700,000). Philco will continue to sell the ranges as "Electromaster...