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...laity had some hand in electing bishops for the first 1,000 years of the church's history; the custom was abolished during the Middle Ages, after nobles and kings misused the people's electoral privilege by putting forward their own relatives and friends as candidates for vacant sees...
...tally that clinched Segni's election, Fanfani stared sullenly into the television camera. Taking defeat more gracefully was Segni's closest open opponent, moderate Social Democrat Giuseppe Saragat, who, as a partner in the government coalition, may be named Foreign Minister to fill Segni's now vacant position...
Bliss, a former ambassador to Argentina, furthered Latin American Studies with the endowment of the Bliss Since the chair now stands vacant, from the endowment is divided to provide research fellowships for four faculty members: two in history, one in government, and one in economics. three years of study under fellowship funds, each Bliss fellow will a course on Latin America. As a of this step, William S. Barnes, director of the Office of Latin American Studies, expects to see students specialize in the field within three or four years. At present, there are not enough courses offered to allow...
...remained soothed for only a very short time. Within a few minutes of his leaving Weld, Karandas was puffing past University Hall. And there he caught a distinct glimpse of a vacant-faced young man, lurking behind the statue of John Harvard and staring in his direction. "Someone," Karandas' mind registered, "is staring at me. This is aboard. Worse than that, it is not nice. Has he never seen a fat Indian before...
Those who have sought to fill chairs which have recently come vacant know that Harvard no longer has the power it once held; those who have watched men desert the ranks of the junior Faculty are aware that, to some, Harvard seems to have little future. Creating a new Dean cannot solve the Administration's problems, but it is a first step, most important because it would signify awareness of the immediate problems that must be met. President Pusey has said that he will choose a new Dean of the Faculty "some time this side of the indefinite future...