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DEAN: Why, my boy, we'll have you out of here in an hour. All you need is the catalyst that instantly transforms the lowest common denominator, you, into an Expert...
...Witch of Endor, which reflects her current preoccupation with the themes of old age and death. Graham, reports Leatherman, is a voracious reader, pours through volumes of philosophy, poetry, mysticism and fairy tales, looking for a magic phrase like "cave of the heart" that will act as a catalyst for a new work...
...lives. One experiment in this direction is a new urban studies center, at which scholars of different disciplines are teaming to help solve some basic problems of the Los Angeles megalopolis, such as the best way to integrate public and private welfare services in Watts. As a cultural catalyst, U.C.L.A. last year drew 500,000 Angelenos to concerts, lectures and stage performances on campus. At the same time, its centers of African, Near Eastern and Latin American studies have drawn international acclaim for excellence, and U.C.L.A. claims to teach more languages than any other university in the world...
...activists made it perfectly clear that wittingly or unwittingly, the TV cameraman was their ally. Marches were staged and demonstrations timed to get full coverage. By reporting the whole movement, TV added to its momentum. The sight of Bull Connor's dogs attacking Birmingham Negroes served as a catalyst for the conscience of most of the nation...
...brought under the control of enlightened men. In their view, politics should be a 'science' and the politician a 'political scientist.' " If the President still cares seriously about resolving the conflicts and getting along with the intellectuals, John Roche may well prove the ideal catalyst...