Mechanization of Universities Sparks Call for Reforms
Judge Don S. Russell argues that mass administration and digitized processes depersonalize colleges, turning students into numbers. He cites enrollment growth, shift to research emphasis, and assistant-led instruction as factors and suggests regional branches and broader vocational training to restore student identity. Student No. 255-34-9676 in Seat 207 offers a counterpoint.
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U.S. Appeals Court
Donald S. Russell
Russell
USC
Pat
Bill Smith
Greenville lawmakers seek new state song to replace Carolina
Some Greenville legislators push to scrap Carolina as South Carolina’s official song arguing it lacks specificity. They urge adopting South Carolina, the Palmetto State to avoid confusion about which Carolina is praised. The debate centers on Henry Timrod’s Carolina lyrics and title clarity.
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Greenville
Carolina
General Assembly
South Carolina
Palmetto
Henry Timrod
Greenville Leaders Push for Carolina State Song Adoption
The Greenville delegation urges a state song shift with North Carolina’s official tune The Old North State noted as a unifying reference. Carolina was adopted in 1911 by the General Assembly on a resolution from Sen. W. L. Mauldin of Greenville, the source states.
Terrible Indian Swindle by Arthur Hoppe
Penn Central seeks to sell a billion dollars worth of Manhattan real estate by claiming to return ancestral land to the Manhattan Indians. In a satirical dialogue, Minuit proposes huge sums while the Indians mock the offer and jab at New York City woes.
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Penn Central
Manhattan
Island
Peter Minuit
Manhattan Indians
New York
George Manhattan
Herbert
Peter Minuit XI
Minuit
Bar Harbor
George
Central Park
Lindsay
Navy's 348 Million Pollution Clean-Up Push Sparks Debate
Navy officials led by Robert Frosch push a 1973 77 cleanup plan as practical, arguing the ocean and air suffer from pollutants yet can be managed with science and recycling. They stress progress over sensationalism and frame the Navy as a major corporate-style polluter seeking solutions.
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Pentagon
Navy
John Chaffee
Rhode Island
the Navy
Robert A. Frosch
Santa Barbara
Carolina’s first intelligence agent and settler Henry Woodward
Dorothy K. MacDowell recounts Henry Woodward as early Carolina’s first permanent English settler and intelligence agent who arrived near present day Aiken County. His 1674 report to Lord Shaftesbury from Silver Bluff describes Indians, beaver skins, deer skins, and trade, noting deceptions about silver and antimony and explaining the origin of the name Silver Bluff.
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Dorothy K. Macdowell
Carolina
Lord Shaftesbury
St Giles
Charleston
Woodward
England
Silver Bluff
A Rude Awakening Abroad in Paris
An American recounts misadventures using French while traveling in Paris. Despite six years of study, practical conversation bites back with failed phrases, mistaken purchases, and learning through humor from real-world encounters with nail polish remover lighter refills and a misinterpreted label request. The essay ends with a moment of understanding after trial and error.
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New York
France
Paris
Europe
England
Golden Rule for Safe Driving Promotes Christian Courtesy
A passage urges applying the Golden Rule to driving. It questions whether speed and flashy cars are acceptable when they threaten others. The author asks readers to reflect if they would want others to drive at high speeds or forcefully on the road.
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Washington
Aiken
Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J.oyler
Aiken, S.C
Citizen Smith
White House
Thay
Arthur Hoppe
Health, Education, and Welfare Department
Navy Department
Ture
Robert Frosch
Defense Department
Ocean
Dr. Frosch
Frosch
Imotion Picture Association
Americas
Shipps
Henry Woodward
Jesus
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