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...change from Princeton's early religious system to the present method has been slow. From the start, Princeton--founded as a non-denominational university by the Presbyterian church to educate minister's sons--has had stringent religious requirements. These included at first forced daily vespers, morning prayer, and Sunday worship...
...period, this powerful quartet was the best part of the program, and was the best playing. The four performers captured the fierce intensity of this music and although they could not always project the inner conflict of the work, they acquitted themselves admirably. The final allegretto agitate, full of stringent rhythms and harmonies, brought the evening to an exciting close...
Central Principle. The same day that Mobilizer Wilson sounded the call for industrial control, President Truman announced what he proposed to do about the manpower squeeze. If & when it becomes necessary, he said, the Government will impose manpower controls more stringent and more universal than any adopted during World War II. He hoped to accomplish the job through "voluntary measures," the President added. But if that voluntary approach failed, he would use his present powers and ask Congress for any additional ones needed to let the Government: 1) tell employers the numbers and kinds of workers they may hire...
Spellman's demand for more stringent censorship laws is the most ominous part of the campaign. Controversial pictures are bound to offend the sensibilities of certain groups; those who are so offended are free to stay away and save their money. They even have the right to picket theatres and hoot at those who attend. But they do not have the right to use their personal judgments as a standard for deciding what the public should or should not see. Such biased "purification" of public media in the guise of public protection has been identified with every dictatorship. The city...
...facts, hard to come by in a stringent news blackout, would have to speak a lot louder before the West could find grounds for optimism in Indo-China...