Word: account
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...object of the journey, is what counts. German doctors and orthopedists recommend wandern as good for the heart, lungs, legs and circulation. German sociologists inquire anxiously on questionnaires, "Do you walk with your wife?" -presumably on the theory that togetherness begins along the trail. German scholars account for the national wanderlust with learned references to Goethe and the 19th century romantics, who originally glorified nature and the nomadic as a protest against the industrial revolution. By the turn of the century, the idea had captured the imagination of thousands of students, who, in groups known as Wandervogel (wandering birds), hiked...
...either too sly or too shy to do her any good. In his weakest script to date, Neil Simon (Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple) seems to have heard rather than written the gags, and the dialogue is stippled with vulgarities, presumably aimed at the expense account trade...
...Baron of the Bluegrass" has won more games (734), more conference titles (21) and more N.C.A.A. championships (four) than any other coach in the U.S. He has also antagonized more competitors, angered more referees, and annoyed more sportswriters than anybody else in the business-which may or may not account for his success. "Some people believe that the only reason I win is because I'm an s.o.b.," he says. "But I know a lot of losers who are s.o.b.'s, too, so that's not the answer...
...appreciation for the excellent interpretative account of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle in the Art section, Jan. 7. The tribute to Architect Walter Netsch is richly merited. All of us at the university have been pleased with the concept of design and the imaginative approach to problem-solving that Mr. Netsch and the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill gave to the requirements in constructing a major "commuter" campus within a limited site and the need for operational economy and efficiency...
...from feminine distractions both reasonable and flattering. There exists no feminine counterpart to either exclusive men's clubs or the French Foreign Legion. R.I.P., and it might therefore be fair to note a probable physiological difference in male and female reactions to extrinsic stimuli, a difference which would ably account for his charmingly vociferous demand for a haven from the havoc wrought by a pair of flashing (female) legs. I am sympathetic...