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Snowfall, Nancy Rodecker

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Dusk was enveloping the city when the first tiny flakes began to fall. I remember looking through my bedroom window and noticing that the naked redbud outside was clothed in a powdery robe of snow that lent it a fragile and ghostly air. Since first snowfalls had always interested me, I curled up in an easy chair and viewed the frosty process from the warmth of my room. Outside, the atmosphere was brittle and clear. The bitter wind of the day had retired for the night, and the snow sifted through the trees in an unbroken pattern, as if it …

Why Americans Like Baseball, William Roberts

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On Monday afternoon two weeks ago, men who were at home sat glued to their comfortable chairs beside a radio; people who were in the business sectors crowded around radios on the sidewalk in front of stores; college students carried portable radios with them; sailors were standing near short wave sets on ships at sea; and soldiers on distant battle fronts gathered around short wave radio sets also, while 70,000 lucky people were able to crowd into Yankee Stadium.

The Influence Of The War On Me, Thomas Haynes

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'Wars wreck everything. A happy home, a lover's dream, a commercial manager's contract, and even politicians' plans suffer from the dire consequence of war. War, inevitable war, has broken, shaped, and reshaped maps and men's lives since the dawn of man.

In 1942, this day, I look with apprehension upon this world of conflict, and wonder (with no less apprehension) what will become of me. I had plans, yes. I've done my share of dreaming. I've even earned a large share of money at one time or another. I've seen a bit of the world. I've gained a considerable amount …

Aptitude Tests, Bob Dyer

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One of the ,devices most commonly used by universities to overawe incoming freshmen and to make them conscious of the tremendous amount of knowledge connected with the institution, is the college aptitude test. The test, presumably, is to serve as a key to the student's ability along various lines. How this purpose is served remains a mystery to the poor subject. The average college freshman cannot see how such a garbled mass of nothing can lead his instructors to a better understanding of his educational needs.

D Minor, Jean Siskel

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With stealthy passion
The music filled the room,
Brushing with mystic melody
His throbbing heart.

Outside the stony window frames
Were trees,
Rustling excitedly,
Bowing with frantic grace.

Do trees have hearts? Can they too
Feel the stirring touch of tone?
For trees, there is wind;
For men, music.

On Nantucket Sound, Lucy Kaufman

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Do you recall the morning on Nantucket Sound
when white wind whipped our sails against the August sun,
when we stood tanned and laughing, loving the sea, and bound
for any port or none?

Do you recall that out from the tiny towns which lay
along the coast, came salty strangers seeking cod,
tanned and laughing as we, plundering the bay
with net and fishing rod?

Do you recall that when the west waxed pink again
homeward we turned the tiller, and as we came around
with sails set full for shore, lights flashed from a world forgotten
on Nantucket …

The Blue Pincushion, Jeanne Gass

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With a flourish of the shiny old shears, Dora snipped the last coupon from the latest copy of the Ladies Home Journal. She pushed the magazine aside and made a neat little pile of the slips of paper. She breathed a sigh of pure, undiluted bliss. Her soft white hands fluttered over the papers, almost tenderly. Her lips formed the numbers silently as she counted the coupons with all the eagerness of a miser.

Definitions Of Liberty And Freedom, Virginia Skidmore

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Almost any discussion of the present war will involve the use of the terms "liberty" and "freedom". They are used interchangeably so often that it is difficult to make a distinction between them. Both "liberty" and "freedom" in their primary significance refer to the state of being free or the absence of restraint, compulsion, or subjection of the individual and his actions. The idea of liberty often contains the added implication that such restraint or subjection had existed previously.

A Very Short Story, Or The Amazing Case Of Mr. Ex, Lucy Kaufman

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For the most part it was a lazy day. The drowsiness of afternoon was thick as honey over Central Park. Warm sunlight splashed the world like white wine, and the sky was an uninterrupted blue, except for powdery whiffs of clouds which were. urged along by the wind. Men, having finished their noon meals, stretched out on benches and slept or endeavored to. Women strolled down the paths, miraculously unmindful of gossip. Only a group of children frisking among the trees and their frantic attendants who pursued them were untouched by the midday lethargy.

Dry Leaves, Mary M. Schortemeier

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In stealth
Stalking its prey
Winter is creeping
Groping its way.

Today
Summer is reigning.
Only the dry leaves
Show it is waning.

Too soon
Comes one final leap
For winter - for summer
Only to weep.

Today
My heart is young.
Dry leaves for me?
From mortals I'm sprung.

These Things She Loved, Janet Jarrett

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Nancy McIntire lay quite still in the great four-poster bed. Her tiny shrivelled frame was huddled beneath the covers and her eyes had lost their old sparkle. She knew that what everybody said was true, that she would never again leave her bed. For Nancy McIntire was nearly ninety.

There was a narrow band of sunlight streaming through a crack in the shade. Dumbly she watched the particles of dust caught in its rays. Bits of matter suddenly snatched up in their idle drifting by a slim golden shaft, turned into a thousand shimmering little worlds, and then dropped back …

The Barrier Between, Richard Moores

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It was one o'clock in the afternoon, and the crowd in the restaurant was thining. A dark-haired woman played on an elevated organ, and the waitresses walked wearily between the empty tables, collecting dishes and silverware. Big electric fans moved back and forth with sluggish precision, and stirred the rising cigarette smoke. The restaurant was slowly, almost imperceptibly, becoming enveloped in an atmosphere of lanquorous silence that would last until dinner-time.

Two young men sat facing each other across a linen-topped table, and a woman looked at them through the twisted iron grill-work that separated the two tables. The woman, …

Flamingos, Lucy Kaufman

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Far through the jungle, bird cries mark night's end.
Eastwardly the sky is streaked with pink,
and near the water's edge black orchids bend
beneath webbed-feet, as white flamingos drink.

Deep among the spindling silent stalks
which border banks surrounding the lagoon
wet reeds stir, and a tall flamingo walks
infringing on the sleep of afternoon.

Flamingos showing silver in the night
fly far above the jungle toward the west,
and following a star's transluscent light
at length reach home, and white flamingos rest.

Buttonville--Population 2,005, Patricia Sylvester

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The calendar in Grandpa's general store, filling station and grocery reads 1939. His store is the first you see when you come into Buttonville, a town right in the center of the United States about a mile from Sugar Crossing and running along side of Catfish Creek. You can't. miss it for, as you enter, there's a sign saying "Buttonville - Population 2,005 (They crossed out the two and changed it to five when Mrs. Blanchy had the town's triplets, Minnie, Winnie and Sam, Jr.). As you leave, there's a sign reading "Come again when you can stay longer - …

Editorial

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Few freshmen, and few upperclassmen, are aware of the literary contests held during the year by various organizations in or outside Butler University. We feel that this lack of information is unfortunate and should be remedied, since participation in the contests may be both profitable to the would-be writer, or pleasurable to those who merely enjoy writing.

Front Matter

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Front matter includes: front and back covers, table of contents, and masthead.

Holocaust Remembrance Day, Southwest Minnesota State University

Ethnic History

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Southwest Minnesota State University.

(Im)Partiality, Compassion, And Cross-Cultural Change: Re-Envisioning Political Decision-Making And Free Expression, Emily Wade

Philosophy Honors Projects

Past justifications of free expression rely on the crucial role speech plays in deliberative democracies and respecting persons. Beneath each of these justifications lies the common goal of creating greater justice for individuals and groups. Yet 20th century political liberalism limits the kinds of arguments that ought to motivate political decisions. In this paper I explore how an inclusive political decision-making process can bring about a more just world. By relying on personal views and compassion rather than impartiality and reasonability, political actors can engage in a discourse that results in greater understanding among persons and lasting community change.

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, April 27, 2014

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

Joshua Holcomb, Viola, Joshua Holcomb

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• JOSHUA HOLCOMB, Viola
• William Davdison, Piano
• Gunta Laukmane, Piano

Joshua Holcomb, a KSO/WMU Artist Scholar, is a graduate student from Kalamazoo majoring in performance. He studies with Professor Igor Fedetov.

Joy In Believing, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for the Second Sunday of Easter, April 27, 2014: Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118; 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Junior Recital, Jason Cook, Flute, Jason Cook

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Marshall University Music Department Presents Belle & Lynum Jackson, Winner's Recital, Angela Scoulas, Violin, Angela Scoulas

All Performances

No abstract provided.

The Faithful Flyer, 04-27-2014, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

The Virtues Of Justice, John Thrasher, David Schmidtz

Philosophy Faculty Books and Book Chapters

"This essay considers (and endorses) three complementary conceptions of justice as virtue. To the two senses of justice just mentioned-justice as a virtue of the soul and of the polis-we add a third that bridges these two. Virtue can be a kind of outreach rather than a kind of internal harmony, because we are talking about essentially social beings. The harmony that is this virtue's object is harmony with a community. Thus, a person who is just in this sense is disposed to respect (play within the rules of) institutions that command respect by virtue of actually working-that is, actually …

Concert Recording 2014-04-27a, Chase Neely, Sarah Busch, Jenny Gaylord, Kolby Palmore, Tyler Simmons, Andrew Sauer

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Opening from Glassworks / Philip Glass -- [06:05]. Beneath the canopy for flute and percussion. The forest beckons ; Rivers gently flowing ; Exotic birds of paradise ; Twilight calmness ; Song of the orchid ; Python dance / Philip Parker -- [25:00]. Sculpture in wood / Rudiger Pawassar -- [31:49]. Fear cage / Kirk J. Gay -- [39:59]. Concerto for marimba and strings. Tempo souple / Emmanuel Sejourne.

2013-2014 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation, Lindenwood University

Honors Convocation Programs

2013-2014 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation

A Neglected Source For The Mortdant And Amavia Episode In The Faerie Queene, David Lee Miller

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Concert Recording 2014-04-27, Benjamin Pierce, Jake Ivey, Kristine Mezines, Josh Matlock, Robert Wiser, Vordie Mathis, David Grayling, Haley Myles, Robert Morris, Kelley Morris

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Introduction and dance / J.E. Barat -- [05:50]. Three miniatures. Allegro ; Adagio ; Allegro / Anthony Plog -- [17:34]. Concerto. Introduction-allegro ; Adagio / Corrado Maria Saglietti -- [24:04]. Suite for unaccompanied tuba. March ; Valse ; Sarabande ; Galop / Walter Hartley -- [31:07]. Sonata for euphonium and piano childs play / Barbara York -- [35:32]. Apres un Reve / Gabriel Faure ; translated by Mead -- [38:50]. Concerto in one movement / Alexei Lebedev -- [46:15]. Tuba suite. Prelude ; Hornpipe ; Sarabande; Bouree; Intrada ; Mazurka / Gordon Jacob -- [56:48]. Fantasia di concerto / …

Dane Harrison, Piano, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.