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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Your Essay "The Scientific Pursuit of Happiness" [March 19] made me happy. One thing seems to be so universally true: we very often wish to be as happy as others, who are usually not quite as happy as we think they...
...passenger train is certainly not a true alternative to the private automobile. How many people take a train to shop for groceries? Nor are Europe and Japan able to operate "fast, comfortable and dependable" trains without large government subsidies...
...Cohen '71, director of the movie, said this week, "The University's action was totally predictable. The character in the film says 'the more things change the more they stay the same.' How true...
Admittedly, solar technology hasn't developed to the point where huge solar funaces can be used to provide electricity for a large city. The same is true for wind power, but individual buildings can be heated and electrified by the kinds of solar and wind installation operating now in small numbers from New York to Los Angeles. However, one suspects that the thought of a country full of buildings with their own windmills and solar panels--creating electricity that the electric companies cannot meter--receives a very cool reception in company boardrooms. People who actually have installed such devices have...
...these specific points of contention are, in fact, technicalities. The true issue is whether universities can develop innovative curricula without being harrassed by narrow traditional interests within a profession...