Word: understood
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fourth case cited by most students is actually very little understood by them. The general consensus seems to be that the University exercises some sort of influence over the choice of plays put on by the drama groups. But the influence here does not consist of controls from without. As William Talbot, president of the Sock and Buskin, explained, his group has faculty members, and consequently any decision it makes is naturely not a purely student decision...
Much of the credit goes to Colgate Salisbury who played the title role of the father. Unlike most of the cast, Salisbury understood that a simple Italian peasant need not be stupid to be rustic. Tom Gervasi, as his son, was properly whining and greedy as the boy who gave away a man's life for a gold watch. Steve Aaron gave a surprisingly believable rendition of the Padre who advises Falcone that God alone should punish...
...Individual Is Supreme. When Dwight Eisenhower spoke in what his bitterest critics called platitudes, the people understood what his opponents did not: he was indeed the voice of America, speaking the language that America understands and believes. "The individual is of supreme importance," he said. "Government's function is to provide the climate in which those people can work in confidence and security . . . The spirit of our people is the strength of our nation...
...news was hinted at in President Pusey's special Report to the Overseers, which suggested "a new centrally located health center for Harvard and Radcliffe," although it is understood that the plan does not depend upon the new building...
However, it was understood that discussions have been proceeding since last spring, and most of the major problems have been solved...