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It is unfortunate that more space in this review cannot be devoted to nine poems by Elizabeth Jennings, collectively entitled "Sequence in Venice." The nostalgia that several reflections on a visit to Venice might inspire is certainly evident in the poems, but it is tempered by a kind of tough...

Author: By Edmund H. Harvey jr., | Title: The Paris Review 10 | 11/1/1955 | See Source »

The only surprises Cocteau prepared for his entry into the academy, however, were his costume, an especially fancy Académie uniform tailored (by Lanvin) of midnight blue instead of the traditional green with gold braid, and his sword (by Cartier) with a hilt modeled to represent a profile of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Green Fever | 10/31/1955 | See Source »

The perennial leader in size among courses is General Education Ahf, this year with 1438 students, but its distinction is tempered by the fact that it is the only course required of all freshmen.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Economics 1, Math 1a Again Lead Courses in Popularity | 10/21/1955 | See Source »

Utah's far-right Republican Governor J. (for Joseph) Bracken Lee, 57, opened a new skirmish with the Federal Government. For the fourth year in a row, the governor proclaimed that he will proclaim no United Nations Day in Utah. Instead of lauding the confraternity of the U.S. with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 17, 1955 | 10/17/1955 | See Source »

Two Young Men. Duggan brilliantly sets the scene: the turmoil of 12th century England, in which Norman rule was still insecure. Since the conquerors felt they must stick together, it was possible for an ambitious young Norman lad, though only the son of a Cheapside burgess, to get a helping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Self-Made Martyr | 10/10/1955 | See Source »

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