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...dropped because of the purchasing system? Certainly not, said the Ministry. Nor will the tea change necessarily give Britons a better brew. One reason: other markets have forged ahead of London, and now get first pick of the best teas. Nevertheless, as Mincing Lane's brokers began to blend and taste their first purchases, they smacked their lips with satisfaction. Said one: "This tastes better already! What a change from Socialist...
Since then, his career has been a happy blend of philosophy and administration. He first came to Chicago in 1943 after serving as head of a small college at Deep Springs, Calif., and dean of the college of liberal arts at the University of Kansas City. Kimpton's first Chicago job: to run the sprawling wartime Metallurgy Project which the university operated for the Manhattan District. He did it so well, and made so many friends in the process, that he quickly rose through a succession of posts-dean of students and professor of philosophy, dean of the faculties...
...next day San Bernardino's electors turned out to give Pastor George a rousing vote of confidence. Angered by the disclosures of the Kefauver committee and roused by George's own colorful blend of preaching and practice, they spring-cleaned the local administration in the city elections. Said Presbyterian George, as things began to simmer down again...
...Nash '39, assistant professor of Chemistry, "The new building is going to be tough on the fire department." Several years ago, the City of Cambridge went to a great deal of trouble to erect a new fire station in Georgian style north of the Yard so that "it would blend in with the other buildings." Modernistic Burr Hall will be just across the street...
Sedentary Scrutiny. Philosophers have never agreed in their opinions of the Crusaders. To Voltaire it seemed fantastic to believe that such ruthless warriors could also be moved by honest piety; to Hume, such a blend of piety and piracy seemed perfectly typical of human nature. More recently, Britain's Lord Dunsany declared that the "adventure of the Crusades [was] the wisest policy that European statesmen ever formulated," because it cleared all the gangsters out of Europe and gave "the arts of peace ... a chance to blossom...