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...hundred years ago the art of the harpsichord was dead, victim of the piano's lower cost and wider range of expression. The twentieth century, however, has seen the harpsichord revive to the extent of attracting compositions from such modern composers as Harvard's Walter Piston. The instrument has also found a place in popular music ("Come On 'a My House"), and it is even being taught at Yale. On Sunday afternoon a Yale professor honored Harvard with a concert that illustrated the reasons for the harpsichord's revival...
Munro watched M.I.T. in action Saturday, and reports that the Engineers have some potential in their many South American players, but lack of team play hampers them at times. M.I.T. will be at a slight disadvantage in the contest, as the Crimson field is somewhat wider than tech's small sized grounds...
...sprawling, double-deck cover title, had the Saturday Evening Post (circ. 4,600,000) made major changes in its makeup. But last week readers of the Satevepost saw a big difference. There were more pictures-some spread across two pages or running necklace-fashion around text. There were wider margins, gaps of white space, splashier illustrations, and a Collier's-like short-short story. As body type for its stories and articles, the Satevepost replaced its familiar Century Schoolbook type with a lighter version of an old-fashioned design by John Baskerville, great and good friend of Satevepost Patron...
This problem of sex is complex, but its solution is simple. Sex is like a well-landscaped highway with hundreds of roadsigns and no turnoffs. Whether its terminus is heaven, hell, or just a wider highway depends upon your attitude and hers...
...walkout, however, has far wider repercussions, whether or not the French carry out their threat not to return. France's closest political and military ties have always been with the West and NATO. The worldwide prestige of the NATO bloc is the responsibility of each member of the organization. By quitting the Assembly, the French delegation may have done irreparable damage to the West's prestige...