Word: boosterism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...near the activity of life." Adds Director Frank C. Selfridge of Evanston's James C. King Home: "They're not interested in the birds and the bees. They want to see the world go by." Doctors approve moving the old people downtown because it is a morale booster that staves off loneliness and boredom, makes the aged feel they still belong to society. Many of the homes allow the oldsters full freedom of action, without curfew. "We were really surprised when we noticed some of our people going out about 8:30 and staying out until 1," says...
...swivel-necked softball fans saw a faster, flashier brand of ball than many a big-league booster has seen all season. The slow, playground pastime of Depression days has speeded into an organized sport of fierce and popular competition. There is nothing soft about it; even the big, hand-filling softball itself is hard as a regulation baseball...
...vaccine seems a big step forward in cold prevention, it is far from a sneeze-ending panacea. Pending further studies, the American Medical Association is withholding judgment. Still to be determined, among other things: whether the vaccine can be produced commercially and how long it gives immunity without booster shots. Dr. Price himself cautiously points out that so far he has discovered only one mild cold-causing virus. Says he: "There are at least one and possibly more viruses which must be isolated if we are to have the complete picture. This is just the entering wedge...
Getchell has been given good material, and the ability to whip a team into shape. He wants one more gift: 'morale" for his team. A booster bursting with high spirits is always a receptive pupil, and provides "fertile ground for teaching," as the soccer coach puts...
...bellwether Masonic echelon: the Ancient and Honorable Guild of the Leather Apron, with faithful attendance at Masonic affairs a prime membership qualification. First among his prospective apron wearers: Missouri's U.S. Senator Stuart Symington, Kansas Tycoon Harry Darby, ex-President Harry Truman. Such VIPs, duly enlisted, hopes Booster Land, will constitute "a band of leaders, men with Stardust on them, who will bring back the rank and file to the lodges...