Word: benignity
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...presentation speech was delivered briefly and succintly by Mr. Fred C. Sze '18, Harvard Club of Shanghai. Midway in his speech he said, "I would not have done justice to this occasion if I should fail to tell you that the benign influence of Harvard has spread to the far shores of Cathay." He went on to say, "At one time it was even whispered in Nanking that a so-called Harvard clique was active in Chinese politics. Clique or no clique, I can assure you the fair name of Harvard was not blemished in any way, shape or manner...
Under this benign rain, Uchinada's population jumped to more than 6,500; slate roofs replaced thatch, and radio ownership almost doubled. In such circumstances it was hard to resent the 28 Americans stationed at the firing range, particularly since they committed no rapes, imported no "pompom" girls and even cheerfully helped clear the roads when it snowed...
...draped woman patient on the operating table at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan's Greenwich Village was almost ready for surgery. Her left breast was bared for the surgeon's knife to remove a benign growth. But the patient had been given no anesthesia, was fully conscious. Beside the surgeon stood Chicago's Dr. William S. Kroger, taking the place of the anesthesiologist. His substitute for anesthesia: hypnosis...
...personal contact with the Liberace charm-and he momentarily lost his smile. "To mention Momism, to refer to my love for my mother as if it were Communism or Naziism, is something I can't imagine anyone in his right mind would do," he snapped. Then recovering his benign calm. Liberace purred: "Everyone has to expect a certain number of nonbelievers, and even enemies. I suppose that's why they shot Abraham Lincoln and crucified Jesus...
...beneath blue skies, benign and contented amid the pageant of the colorings of fall. Aspens turning gold flecked the dense green forests and bleak grey sides of the Rockies; maples turning orange and red spread a magic fire across the dour woods of Minnesota; dahlias glowed purple, pink and coral beside the dark-flowering plums in the gardens of Longview, Wash. By night, the pageant continued amid a blaze of lights of county fairs where Ferris wheels turned and hot dogs sizzled and barkers exhorted...