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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...economy is in a state of great upsurge," proclaimed Chief Soviet Planner Aleksei Kosygin last week, and Radio Moscow, going further, called Russia the "greatest power in the world." The occasion was one of the rare gatherings...
When the peasants working for the expedition began bringing the fine sculpture work from the Patoclus, Hanfman sent some of the associates to study the site. Immediately found was an impressive stele (a sculptured tombstone) which Professor Hanfman cited as one of the rare examples of a stele in the Hellenistic style...
Sarah Lawrence students take only three courses which, with rare exception, meet only once a week. In addition there is a weekly half-hour conference with each instructor, similar in may respects to Harvard's individual tutorial system. In this way, the instructor can be expected to learn and fill the requirements of each student, giving in effect a different course to each conferee. As with Harvard tutorial, examinations are rare and most faculty members conscientiously avoid them. Term papers, traditionally referred to as "contracts," are expected of each student...
...Diary of Anne Frank. One of Hollywood's rare masterpieces...
...Azucene. Simionato is known to record collectors for her superb Rossini performances. Yet, her extraordinary range enables her to perform parts as diverse as Azucena and Santuzza with equal ease and brilliance. Her Trovatore could not have been bettered. In these days when dramatic singers with reliable techniques are rare, a good Azucena, so difficult a part, is harder to find than the "great American opera...