Saure Trauben der Mathematik

[Prashant Kumar]

Are there online versions of any of the primary sources?

Also, to gleefully jump on the great ship Speculation, is it possible that
P applied for some sort of funding package, and was rejected? How did
funding for higher ed. work in 1964?

On 6 August 2012 12:16, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Am I making this up?--projecting a world--or did I learn somewhere that
> the university
> told him he had already made clear his vocational commitment--not to math
> use in useful ways--so they wanted to reserve the spot for someone who
> might
> "need' it???
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>   *From:* Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
> *To:* pynchon-l at waste.org
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 5, 2012 11:54 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: Saure Trauben der Mathematik
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> On 8/5/2012 4:12 AM, Don Higgins wrote:
> >  I checked amazon and you are quoting correctly, that source
> >> does say 'under'
> >>  All other sources I've seen say it was a graduate program.
> > The letter from Pynchon to the Sales at the Harry Ransom Center says
> undergraduate program. I had often seen graduate program, too. It must be a
> mistake.
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> Seems to me such applications (for people already having a bachelor's
> degree) would be for some kind of hybrid status.  The expected destination
> would be the doctoral program, even though undergraduate courses would be
> required in preparation.
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> I've no real knowledge on the subject of course.
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