At Southwestern University in the 1920's, female dormitory residents usually observed a 9 P.M. bedtime.

"It's a peaceful place," observes a local resident with a keen sense of irony, "though there's some as would say it's boring."

On the 1st July every year the residents of Sue Island observe the "Coming of the Light".

But many shops that had been shuttered during the fighting in recent weeks were open again in the morning, and one resident observed that life seemed almost normal.

Other residents, however, observed that the slogans' supposed flaws were somehow appropriate because they allow for interpretation.

Even so, about 80 percent of Soweto residents observed the boycott.

Longtime residents observed in, and th ew the people down the street.

But residents observe that the park, which had a "soft opening" in January, is already drawing visitors.

The residents - or "Con-Sociate Family," as they called themselves - observed dietary restrictions similar to Thoreau's but with piquant variations.

Many residents observed the dedication of the monument in June 1910, from the roofs and windows of nearby buildings after the street became too crowded.