Word: teachers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...possible. And who should need garnishings with stories like "The Two Sisters," about a man who finds two women just after the war--one refined, the other like an animal--and lives with them in a polygamous relationship; or "The Witch," about an ugly schoolgirl who wishes for her teacher's wife to die, and then seduces...
...English teacher in me knew that marvelous face right away. She stepped right out of Dickens...
...Master Mind junkie," says Molly Rambler, a teacher from Englewood, N.J. "I can't go to bed at night until I play a couple of games." The game creating such helpless addiction is an import from Britain. Since Master Mind first came on the market two years ago, 5 million sets have been bought in 60 different countries. Since last spring, 85,000 Master Mind sets have been sold in the U.S. at prices from $2.50 to $20. Thousands of players are addicted...
Richard Schneider, a science teacher at Manter Hall for the past 13 years, says that although the school has "all types of students," it is geared to "the oddball." "We have some real losers," he continues. "They have no home to go to, they are looking for companionship. These are the ones who benefit the most from here...
...Trilling's, humor was quiet, for he was a quiet man. When he died of cancer last week at the age of 70, those who had known and cherished him during his 44 years in the Columbia English department tried to recapture the elusive qualities of a great teacher. Commentary Editor Norman Podhoretz, once awed by "the witchlike precision" of Trilling's mind, said that he was "an intellectual father." Added Beat Generation Poet Allen Ginsberg: "He had a sweet heart, a sad, solemn sweetness." Columbia Professor Emeritus Jacques Barzun, who collaborated with Trilling for 36 years...