Word: bachelor
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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From his twelve-by-twelve office in the Shubert Theater, Lee (Broadway's most famous "bachelor" until his secret wedding came out when he was sued recently for divorce) manages the Manhattan dominion of the empire, while Jake tends more to the colonies. They often work together on producing, have turned out as many as 16 shows in one season. Their formula: "All plays have to have love interest. If you have no love interest, you have no play...
...more fluent conversationalist than in the old, shy days, the handsome and unattached Oppie was much sought after as a guest at cocktail and dinner parties. He gave bachelor dinners, serving his own expertly cooked hot Mexican dishes, and mixed a mean Martini with laboratory precision...
...forever on a lower plane." To rescue the colleges and universities from the student who enrolls only because of this social blackmail, Conant favors local two-year colleges, such as some states-notably California-have already set up. He would authorize them to grant a new degree of B.G.S. (Bachelor of General Studies)-"not a B.A.," says Conant, "but something that sounds just as near like it as you can come." Then, Conant thinks, only the walk-a-little-faster group, those with genuine aptitude for the professions, will be inclined to attend a university. On this count, Conant finds...
President Conant, who already has several degrees to his name, has proposed a new title, Bachelor of General Studies, for many millions of his countrymen. In his latest book, "Education in a Divided World," the President has again propounded his "community college" plan, designed to carry education through the thirteenth and fourteenth years for those Americans unable to attend four-year institutions. Community colleges are to be free, easily accessible schools which complete their work in two years and then grant to their graduates the "B.G.S." degree...
President Conant went on to express the opinion that these colleges should have the right to give a special bachelor's degree--"that badge of respectability for most Americans." A two-year degree of bachelor of general studies (B.G.S.) night well represent the final degree for a majority of college students...