Word: acceptable
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Although few men--even in the academic community--possess sufficient courage to tag themselves as active "radicals," a surprisingly large number accept the political proposals that the Respectable Radicals put forward. While the group retains its popular identity as "liberal," its program, in many cases, is decidedly radical...
Within the College, as elsewhere, Federal aid is rapidly gaining the status of a magic word. Surrounded by a climate of "liberalism," most Harvard undergraduates seem ready to accept increased Federal activity in almost any area of national life--from schoolrooms to hospitals, from housing developments to theatres, and from farms to factories...
Popular opinion usually regards the female as a member of the species with a greater degree of religiosity. Women are often considered more likely than men to accept doctrines of religious faith, and many clergymen will ascertain that women outnumber men in attendance at worship services. Frequently, the everyday explanation of this phenomenon is that the female is by nature a more sentimental and less rational being than the male...
David D. Henry '41, Director of Admissions, felt that the high ratio of acceptances "makes admission chances increasingly remote for students on the waiting list." It is not completely definite, however, whether or not the College will accept any students from this list...
Some European brokers grumble that the invasion of Yankee shareholders is pushing prices dangerously high. A few major Swiss manufacturers, notably Nestle and Aluminium Industrie A.G.. have attempted to stem the foreign tide by registering their shares so that the company can accept or reject bids to buy. But the broad majority of European capitalists heartily hold out hands in welcome to the U.S. investor. "The more investment the better," says a top Zurich financier. "We in the West are politically and economically in the same boat. The closer we are connected, the stronger we shall...