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Comments on `The Christian Science Monitor' on the 90th anniversary of its first issue, which was published on November 25, 1908. The goal of enlightenment that the paper was founded on; How the `Monitor' has impacted the history of the 20th century; The path of service that the paper follows; The audience that the `Monitor' seeks to serve; What it offers that other newspapers do not have.

Comments on the 90th anniversary of `The Christian Science Monitor,' which was first published on November 24, 1908. State of the world when the paper was first published; How the paper was different from other papers of the time; Features and columns in the paper; Awards the paper has won.

Reports about the 100th anniversary of the comic strip which is being celebrated in the US. Note on the first comic - the Yellow Kid in `Hogan's Alley' - which appeared on May 5, 1895; Unveiling of stamp designs by the US Postal Service; Opening ceremony of cartoonist Arthur Wood's National Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon Art; Comments by Wood. INSET: Highlights of comic-strip centennial events..

Opinion. Offers observations about the accuracy of the magazine 'The New Yorker,' as it celebrates its 75th anniversary in February, 2000.

Examines the progress made by women since the first publication of `The Christian Science Monitor' in 1908. Rights and privileges like voting which women have won; Noteworthy events in 1908; How the advent of legal birth control and abortion impacted the ability of women to succeed in society; Feminism and its gains; Why the barriers that women face in 1998 are cultural and not legal; Fields which women have leadership positions in.

Informs about the beginning of a year-long 100th anniversary celebration of the New York Public Library, starting from May 20, 1995. Views of various people; Details about the library and its future prospects.