Word: tape
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...second volume of his biography of James, Professor Edel is assembling a four volume edition of James' letters. "It's very difficult reading them," Edel says. "I have, on occasion, spent half a morning with a magnifying glass looking at one world. I dictate the letter to a tape recorder--my one concession to mechanization--and a secretary types them up. It's difficult to select the important ones when you have ten thousand to choose from...
...into the regular academic schedule so closely that the school operates effectively for four quarters a year. This cannot be called the four-quarter system, however, for there is no general rotation of vacations (though Stanford permits a student to leave for any term he wishes, with no red tape). Many teachers are able to work for the full year, and considerably more students can attend the University...
...chided the cleaning woman. "That's what you're supposed to say to the serving ladies. Keep that nonsense up and you'll ruin yourself." Vag hummed quietly again. "You know," she said, "what you need is some nice girl who'll make you study and fix your tapes for you." Vag's tape murmured vague assent...
Papers would still be a problem, yes, but the heart of his courses, the proper approaches and attitudes, would rest securely in his very innards. And he would never be obliged to say anything, since the tapes took care of all that. For a moment, he was tempted to fall asleep, but, realizing that tape-recorders never sleep, he checked himself and resolved to concentrate...
...lecture was over and Vag's mechanism rumbled with what passes for a yawn in tape recorders. "No sections, no tutorial," he thought. "No wonder they said junior year was worth waiting for!" Bump, bump, bump, Vag maneuvered his way down the steps of Sever. "Off to fresh woods and pastures new," he mused cheerily as he rolled up the walk to Lamont...