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...educational advances, American Higher Educationis fueled by its author's determination to assert the accomplishments of the post-World War II years, a determination born out of the role Pusey played in many of those achievements. For many readers, the most interesting section of the book will be the chapter dealing with the conflicts in education. As a college president during the Red-hunting years whose opposition to McCarthy gained him national prominence, and as one whose career eventually foundered on the Harvard Strike of 1969 Pusey's account of these years possess an intrinstic interest, less for what...
Jimmy Carter is writing his chapter. Not being eloquent, robust or profane, Carter is making his critical mark by sheer scope. Within the past few days he has given Russian President Brezhnev the brush-off over the neutron bomb, thumped his own civil service for administrative horrors, thundered against lawyers for greed, attacked bureaucrats again, this time for being bureaucrats, accused the Russians of racism and assaulted doctors for associating too closely and raising prices. In his first months, too, Carter and his people potted away at such inviting targets as the oil-and-gas industry, tax-deductible-martini drinkers...
...life cycle in its present form is immutable... but fundamental change of this kind is evolutionary. For now, we have all we can do to understand the nature of the current life cycle and to work towards constructive change within it. If we cannot do so the next chapter may never be written. Despite the difficulty of the problem, our only reasonable choice is to get on with the work...
...attorney take the case to court, getting a 505-count indictment against Otis for the largest welfare fraud in Illinois history. How did she get away with her scheme for so long? According to investigators, she was successful because she knew welfare law cold and could cite chapter and verse to case workers who questioned her applications...
...chapter of Harvard history ended yesterday as Samuel H. Beer, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, delivered his last Harvard lecture before retiring...