Word: present
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Jordan will present a lecture, "Ann Radcliffe and Her Times," based upon his research on philanthropy in 17th century England. Ann Radcliffe, a member of this early charitable movement, established the first endowed scholarship fund at Harvard College...
...unfortunate for mankind that the fast development of space technology is taking place under the auspices of rival nations instead of being pushed by an international organization under the United Nations. The victor in the present space race will have all nations at his mercy. The only way to induce Russia to collaborate internationally for the common good lies in the U.S. overcoming the Soviet lead in space and, subsequently, offering to share its knowledge, with, however, adequate safeguards...
Congratulations on the absorbing and accurate account of present conditions existing in the Amazon River basin...
Greasepaint still behind their ears, many of the members of that community loudly deny that the Faculty should control the organization of drama at Harvard, and claim that students should be left to run their own affairs. Such an attitude ignores the realities of the present situation...
...laissez-faire policy by the Faculty would just as surely control the shape of Harvard drama as would one of complete direction, down to the smallest detail. It would ensure the continuance of the present, with its virtues and its evils. Clearly, the Faculty Committee on Dramatics does not intend to allow this. Commendably, it seeks to guide undergraduate dramatics so that it better serves the community and the participants...