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...Meira Levinson, who teaches eighth grade at McCormack Middle School in Boston, the fellowship provides a rare opportunity to pursue her interest in political theory...

Author: By Catherine E. Shoichet, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Radcliffe To Host More Scientists as Fellows Next Fall | 5/17/2002 | See Source »

Manoel Olimpio Meira, called "Jacare" (Alligator) after his natal village, became the modern hero of Brazil's jangadeiros, half-starved "sharecropping" fishermen, last autumn when he and three mates sailed their flimsy jangada (sailing raft) Sao Pedro on a 61-day, 1,650-mile trip to Rio de Janeiro to tell President Vargas the fishermen's troubles. From Getulio Vargas they won full union rights-and pensions. Their story (TIME, Dec. 8) so kindled Cinema Director Orson Welles (Citizen Kane)that he flew Jacare and his mates to Rio again, to enact their feat for his camera...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: End of a Hero | 6/8/1942 | See Source »

...casts follow: "The Farewell Curse" Devayani, Miss Gertrude Hoffman Kacha. R. C. Burrell '24 Students. R. L. Morehouse '24 K. R. Childs '24 "Savitri" Aswapati. King of Madra. Philip Wardner '24 Sheela. Queen of Madra. Miss Gertude Hoffman Savitri. Princess of Madra. Miss Agnes James Meira. Her Friend. Miss Gardner Sabjavan, Prince of Salva. F. DeW. Pingree '24 Narad. the Hermit. R. Des. Childs '24 Vams, King of Death. W. C. Jackson 1G. "The Maharani of Arakan" Amina, Miss Dorothy Rohoneium, Miss Agues James Dalia, J.J. Collier '24 Tung Loo, W.C. Jackson IG. Rahmat Sheikh, r. DeS. Childa...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DRAMATIC CLUB TO GIVE 3 HINDU PLAYS TODAY | 5/9/1923 | See Source »

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