Pg… 21 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: South's Closed Schools Bring Dreary, Wasted Days: the Lost Class of 1959. Photographed for LIFE by Francis Miller and Paul Schutzer

Pg… 28 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: These Mute Objects Bespeak a New Pope

Pg… 30 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Arrival of a Student Queen: Frederika of Greece Comes to U.S. Seeking Nuclear Knowledge

Pg… 32 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Parties Feudin' and Fightin': Democrats and Republicans Attack Their Friends Instead of Foes

Pg… 39 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Dread Watch: Who is Next?

Pg… 40 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: A Look at the World's Week

Pg… 45 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: India Builds a High Dam in the Himalayas

Pg… 34 EDITORIALS: De Gaulle and the Rebirth of Hope

Pg… 34 EDITORIALS: The Nature of Pasternak's Protest

Pg… 54 PICTORIAL ESSAYS: Rainbow Realm of Tropic Insects: Its Beauty and Profusion Astonished Young Darwin in Brazil. Part III of Darwin's World of Nature. Text by Lincoln Barnett

Pg… 112 PICTORIAL ESSAYS: Hypnosis: Out of Ancient Magic Comes a New Medical Tool

Pg… 95 ARTICLE: World's Most Prolific Novelist: "Maigret" Author Simenon has Turned Out 400 Books. By Henry Anatole Grunwald

Pg… 51 NATURE: Gamekeepers' Turkey Drop in Florida

Pg… 75 CLOSE–UP: Khan of Harvard Finds College "a Warm, Happy Place"

Pg… 83 MODERN LIVING: Bathroom Built for Two

Pg… 87 BUSINESS: A Seagoing Sausage Provides New Means of Transporting Oil

Pg… 90 MUSIC: Twirling Over Hoop Hits: Fad Gets Its Own Music

Pg… 127 MOVIE: A Girl from Japan Named McCarthy Plays in Hollywood Film

Pg… 135 PARTY: Red Talk Stirs Up a Crowd?Before it Catches on to a Joke

Pg… 10 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: Candid Artists in Old Africa?Newly Found Ancient Sculptures are Shown in U.S. for First Time

Pg… 14 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors

Pg… 138 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: a Truly Live TV Show

Pg… 24 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: In a Tragic Town, a Sudden Blessing: Buried Miners are Rescued in Springhill, Nova Scotia

Pg… 30 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Reverence and Rejoicing for a New Pope

Pg… 41 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: A Look at the World's Week

Pg… 45 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Two General Views of Humor: President and MacArthur React Differently to Same Jokes

Pg… 46 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Big Fuss at Michigan Over Campus Gambling

Pg… 81 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Starry Business, Swiss Style, Over Out–of–Date American Flags

Pg… 39 EDITORIALS: Why Europe Looks Good

Pg… 39 EDITORIALS: New Pope, Old Aspiration

Pg… 103 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: Lincoln Versus Douglas: 1858 Debate is Recalled and Re–Enacted

Pg… 120 ARTICLE: Strategist–in–Chief for Desegregation: Skillful Attorney General Rogers has Made U.S. Policy Clear and Effective. By John Osborne

Pg… 62 MODERN LIVING: Vegetables and Cheeses: LIFE'S Big New Picture Cook Book Shows Fresh Uses of Old Stand–Bys

Pg… 51 MUSIC: Great Occasion for Old Masters: Casals Plays at U.N.

Pg… 61 MOVIES: A W G at Yul Brynner's Wig–Fitting

Pg… 98 MOVIES: A Very Improper Painter: Guinness Adds Art to Uproar as Hero of The Horse's Mouth

Pg… 83 ART: All–Time–High Art Prices at a London Auction

Pg… 93 SPORTS: Lance Reventlow and His Hot Autos

Pg… 113 TRANSPORTATION: Off for Paris in Jet Time: Passenger Flight Brings U.S. Into New Air Age

Pg… 118 BUSINESS: Lift from "Lark" for Studebaker as it Competes for Small–Car

Pg… 137 EDUCATION: College Class in Luggage–Lifting at Smith

Pg… 143 PARTY: Jungle? Bar? Ballroom? A Bizarre Party House in Hollywood

Pg… 18 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: Pearly Hoop of an Early Hoopster

Pg… 23 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors

Pg… 146 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: an Elephant Snorkeling

Pg… 36 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Shocked Reaction to the Size of the Democratic Landside Pg… 36H THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Look at the World’s Week Pg… 38 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: John XXIII Receives His Tiara: Resplendent Ceremonies and an Eventful Month Pg… 49 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Landmark’s Big Comeback: Berlin Welcomes Its Rebuilt Brandenburg Gate Pg… 51 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: At Last the House of Lords Takes in Ladies: the British Government Breaks with 1,000–Year–Long Tradition as Its Upper Chamber Goes Coeducational Pg… 167 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: The Noble Peace of Giants: De Gaulle Decorates Churchill with the Cross of Lorraine Pg… 36G EDITORIAL: The G.O.P. Wasn’t Pushed?It Jumped Pg… 86 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS: Journey Down the Great Volga: a 20–Page Color Portfolio Gives a Rare View of Russia. Photographed for LIFE by Howard Sochurek Pg… 131 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS: “Look What We’ve Got”: Mr. and Mrs. Painter have a Real Reason to be Proud Pg… 69 ARTICLES: Doomed to a Smokeless Agony: British Addicts Gasp Nobly Through Antitobacco Experiment. By Nigel Dennis Pg… 148 ARTICLES: Mysterious Stomach?Always in Trouble: Much–Maligned Organ is Actually Tough and Trustworthy but it may be Innocent Dupe of the Brain. By Richard Carter Pg… 54 YOUTH: Remedy for Teen–Age Traffic Troubles: Pocatello’s Accidents Go Down, Respect for Law Goes up as Juvenile Judges Sentence Juvenile Offenders Pg… 63 EDUCATION: Coed’s Wiggle in a Wrangle: Purdue Majorette Does a Controversial Half–Time Hula Pg… 83 FASHION: Fixed Up with False Lashes: New Eye Trick Uses Easily Put on Fakes Pg… 107 THEATER: Funnybone Season on Broadway: the Theaters Light Up with a Bunch of Bright New Comedies Pg… 121 TRANSPORTATION: Nostalgic Note from the Doria Turns Up in a Bottle Pg… 125 SPORTS: Brown’s Run at Records: Pros’ Greatest Runner Rolls Up Yards, Scores Pg… 141 SCIENCE: The Cat Walks Upside Down: Navy Suspends Animals by Magnets to Study Disorientation of Space Flight Pg… 145 MOVIES: Debbie Reynolds is Back with a Bounce Pg… 163 MOVIES: A Movie Discoverer’s Latest Find: Angie Dickinson Pg… 20 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: the Torment of Mr. Tati Pg… 28 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors Pg… 168 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: a Coat with a View