Word: writes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...freshmen, Gen Ed also means a writing course which will never be too much fun, though it tends increasingly to teach them how to write...
...such a student will demand an instructor who is at the forefront of the field, and who considers the field a live one. There are, however, very few Kittridge's at Harvard now, or at any time. There are very few professors who give brilliant lectures in the morning, write penetrating essays in the evening, and give friendly dinners on Sunday afternoons...
...Chief Accountant Russell Rainwater estimated that the write-off will cost the Government $83.5 million in interest on money (v. Seaton's estimate of $17 million) that the Government would have to borrow to make up for the delayed taxes. The company, said he, could save as much as $254 million by delaying payment of its taxes, even though it must pay them back later...
...critic write evenhanded reviews when he works for one of the major networks? "I struggled with my conscience for 48 hours before giving my decision," says Crosby. "I am going to continue my column just as before, and CBS is fully aware that they will still get scathing criticism from me. In fact, I am afraid I will lean over backward and belt the hell out of CBS-that is the real problem." He expects no gripes from other networks. CBS TV Program Director Hubbell Robinson thinks that Crosby "is a man of sufficient integrity to handle both jobs very...
...this pompous Elgar who turned out the first Pomp and Circumstance march (its trio is also known as "Land of Hope and Glory"), along with The Crown of India, The Banner of St. George, Imperial March -all marked by bombast, contrived orchestral climaxes, syrupy sentiment. "I want to write something as typically and thoroughly English as roast beef and beer," Elgar said, and he succeeded...