TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: You are probably aware of the periodontal scholarship fund at the dental school under my name. This is administered through the Indiana University Foundation.

SOLUTION: The periodontal scholarship at dental school is administered by the Indiana University Foundation.

PROBLEM: BRIEFS: Only 57.6 % of New Yorkers watch the local news, the lowest viewership in the country, says a new study by Impact Resources Inc., Columbus, Ohio. . . . FreudToy, a pillow bearing the likeness of Sigmund Freud, is marketed as a $24.95 tool for do - it - yourself analysis.

SOLUTION: Just over half of New Yorkers watch local news, the lowest viewership in the country. A pillow like Sigmund Freud, is marketing as a $25 tool.

PROBLEM: "Mrs. Bell comments that the term vicissitudes does not occur in the text (and, I daresay, courtship and marriage do not occur as chapter headings, either)."

SOLUTION:
Mrs. Bell comments that the term vicissitudes does not occur in the text.