Word: justin
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Wise Men & Gifts. Long before the date of Christmas was fixed in the calendar (by Pope Julius I in the middle of the 4th century), the cave or stable in Bethlehem had been an object of veneration. St. Justin Martyr mentioned the present Grotto of the Nativity as early as 155; a century later, Origen discussed the authenticity of the site (even Christianity's enemies, he said, admitted it). The manger scene-with the Wise Men from Matthew and the shepherds from Luke-is one of the oldest Christian traditions. It is also the easiest to dramatize. Canticles...
...Free Tickets. On nights when a Broadway production is baptized, none of the New York critics speaks with more effect than Justin Brooks Atkinson, 65. Part of his effect stems from the fact that he is the Times critic and part from his own reputation built through the years. "Half our lives,'' says Broadway Producer David Merrick (Fanny, La Plume de Ma Tante), "depend on a good review from Atkinson." Says Producer Alfred de Liagre Jr. (J.B.): "In terms of influence, Brooks is worth any four of the other critics." These awed testimonials...
Died. Alfred Justin McCosker, 72, cofounder and onetime (1934-47) board chairman of the Mutual Broadcasting System, a director in radio's early days (of Newark station WOR) who introduced bedtime stories, setting-up exercises, Hollywood gossip-coaxed Charlie Chaplin to his first radio performance; of a heart attack; in Miami...
...much of the credit for the young scholar's enormous feat of learning must go to Denver's top-ranked school system. Justin Brierly, coordinator of college counseling for Denver schools, summed it up in a way that other schoolmen might well note: "Bill had the natural talent, and our system has two things to offer: early detection of gifted students and a suitable and intensified program to provide them with full development...
Several guest lecturers will speak to members of the University today and tomorrow. This afternoon at 4 p.m. Professor Justin M. O'Brien '28, of Columbia will discuss "Andre Gide as a Complete Man of Letters" in Emerson Hall...