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...MOVEABLE FEAST, by Ernest Hemingway. Looking back 30 years later at Paris and himself on the threshold of fame, Hemingway re-explored-and perhaps re-invented-his friendships with established writers (Pound, Stein, Ford, Joyce), particularly his ambiguous relation to the already successful young Scott Fitzgerald...
...MOVEABLE FEAST, by Ernest Hemingway. Looking back 30 years later at Paris and himself on the threshold of fame, Hemingway re-explored-and perhaps re-invented-his friendships with established writers (Pound, Stein, Ford, Joyce), particularly his ambiguous relation to the already successful young Scott Fitzgerald...
...trying to pick their way through the thickets of academe. The problem is especially acute at Tufts and other schools trying hard to make the academic big time, such as Emory, Western Reserve, Rochester and Tulane. Says the ambitious, respected president of Tufts, Nils Y. Wessel, "We are a threshold university...
...cross the threshold, Tufts-where in a decade endowment has more than doubled and plant value multiplied more than five times-is in the race for top scholars who can attract millions in federal or foundation research grants, thus increasing the fund of knowledge while managing to keep themselves and the campus affluent, happy and famous. Wessel insists that he will not sacrifice good teaching to good research but will keep on seeking that rare academic bird known as the "teacher-scholar...
...Crimson attack was on the threshold of doom earlier this week when it looked as though Dick Ames' knee injury might keep him out of this afternoon's contest. The high scoring junior, who netted four goals against Cornell, played sparingly in this week's practice sessions...