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In a synthesis of economics, geography, social anthropology and politics, third-graders study Cleveland as a shipping and commercial center, a melting pot of immigrants and native pioneers, and a city plagued by the problem of slum neighborhoods and urban renewal. Throughout, the aim is to encourage valid judgments and...
Hank Barrow of the Omaha WorldHerald emphasizes Goldwater's square jaw and set mouth to give an impression of resoluteness. Bill Mauldin of Chicago's Sun-Times takes an evenhanded position. Although critical of Goldwater's politics, he draws the candidate with a broken nose and high...
Of Whatmough's many books Language: A Modern Synthesis (1956) was his best known; it became a popular paperback. His most scholarly work was a monumental Dialects of Ancient Gaul (1949) which was many years in preparation. Last May, he hinted that he planned to write an autobiography.
Treiman's enthusiasm has been shared by others. She has garnered 18 awards and four fellowships, including a 1963 Ford Foundation grant. She has become engrossed in sculpture as well, turns out tiny bronzes that prance, preen and posture with all the assurance of statuary weighing tons. By combining...
Another concert featured Edgard Varese's Deserts, written in 1954. It shows its age today but in a strangely prophetic way: the synthesis of electronic-tape sounds and live music is now the rage among young avant-garde composers. By alternately contrasting the outer-space grunts and chitterings of...