Bowdoin English lecturer challenges grammar in favor of literature
Dr. Ellsworth Barnard visiting Bowdoin College argues that focusing on grammar diverts from literature. he tells teachers to let reading cultivate usage while grading by content and clarity. Critics respond with editorials and debates on language as living change.
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Hawthorne
Ellsworth Barnard
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Rhodes
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Chaucer
Ovid
Gullliver
Franklin
Thoreau
George Orwell
World backs peaceful atom pool with eighty nations
The United Nations body seeks a world organization for peaceful atomic uses backed by eighty nations. The US pledges a billion dollars of nuclear material for a global pool to benefit all mankind, aiming to curb disarmament risks and unite major powers under multilateral cooperation.
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Lewis
Strauss
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Soviet Union
Britain
Canada
France
World Organization
Ieipa
Jesus Heals Woman and Restores Daughter in Galilean Visit
In Luke chapter 8, a demon-possessed man asks to follow Jesus but is sent to declare God’s deeds. Jesus heals a bleeding woman who touches his garment, then calms mourners and raises a synagogue ruler’s daughter, restoring life and instructing discretion.
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Jarius
Peter
James
John
Absently Attentive Professor At Convention In San Francisco
A professor at a convention in San Francisco ignores the coat-check mix up as he talks. He walks away with a coat far too large, and only notices when it drags behind and trips him. He finds gloves in the coat pocket that do not belong to him.
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San Francisco
Gil
Tris
Prescription for Health and Exercise Habits
The text champions regular exercise before meals to boost circulation and nerve health. It notes diaphragmatic vibration, liver massage effects, and recommends generous daily stretches, dancing, and a balanced diet with hearty breakfasts and lighter dinners as a plan for better heart health and longevity.
Baghdad Treaty Back On Track After Karachi Meeting
United Press reports the Baghdad Treaty of five nations Turkey Iraq Iran Pakistan and Britain is strengthening. With the United States advancing from observer to military committee member the bloc may expand to include Jordan and possibly Saudi Arabia and Lebanon under a growing pro Western alignment in the Middle East.
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France
Karachi
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Jordan
Hussein
Saudi Arabia
GOP Chairman Admits Party Needing Money
GOP National Chairman Meade Alcorn said the party faces money worries as some business figures balk at contributing due to the Eisenhower budget. He compared the issue to an off year between elections and expected supporters to dismiss concerns, noting discussions with President Eisenhower and regional GOP conferences to gauge fundraising and finance leadership.
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Meade Alcorn
GOP
Eisenhower
United Press
Alcorn
Beccause
Republicans Back Platform in 1956 Vote Unity
Washington GOP members embraced the party platform, with veterans of both liberal and conservative wings indicating support for the broad document. President Eisenhower invited House Republicans to back the platform, promising allied cooperation to implement planks including federal aid, education, welfare, and debt reduction.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Capitol
Salt Deposits To Be Sought In 1000 Acres
Dr. Carl F. Purtten of Food Machinery and Chemical Corp said the firm will begin drilling for salt deposits next week in Ty ler County on about 1000 acres at Bens Run. Further development hinges on the results.
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Carl F. Purtten
Food Machinery& Chemical Corp
Tyler County
Purtten
Bens Run
Embarrassment for postal clerk Cassiere in 1954 letter mixup
In Cranston Rhode Island a postal clerk named Nicholas Cassiere found a letter given to him to mail in July 1954, causing his embarrassment as the note revealed a personal message. The incident centers on an accidental exposure of a private communication and an employee’s reaction to the misdirected mail.
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Cranston
R. I.P
Nicholas Cassiere
Wifl
Cassiere
The Cancer Test That Poked My Mind and Body
In New York I joined four Manhattan cancer-detection clinics at Lenox Hill Polyclinic Bellevue and Beth Israel for a two hour exam. The test, though lengthy and anxiety provoking, found cancer in about three percent of examinees and prompts doctors to relay results to patients through their own physicians.
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York
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Beth Israel
Mi Rita Deutsch
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Two-Year-Old in Akron Case Tests Deaf Blind Parents
Clarence Hathaway, 27 months, son of Harold and Georgia Hathaway, is healthy but speech delayed due to parental deafness and blindness. Summit County judge Thomas awarded custody to the couple years ago. social workers push for early education and socialization as Clarence learns to interact with others and gain speech.
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Russell Thomas
Clarence
The
Hathaways
Seiberling
Akron
Thomas
Hathaway Cottage
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