Word: bottomly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...professional education, after three days agreed that it left a lot to be desired. Most frequently voiced objection: the professional schools are turning out technically trained but socially irresponsible graduates ("useless or dangerous to society"). Columbia Law Professor Karl Llewellyn thought that the professional schools should not neglect the bottom 90% for the sake of the top 10%. Said he: "In the average town of 100,000, trying to find a good lawyer is as difficult as trying to find a good dentist...
...committee headed by Harry P. Haveles '48 reported that a poll completed last month showed that non-veterans in the bottom income quarter spend an average of $699 per term, yet have a planned revenue of only $550. Corresponding figures exist for veterans...
Colombo, a Navy veteran, was pitched into the water when an carlock on his single scull snapped, thus turning the whole boat bottom up. He pushed the stricken craft to the shore, righted it, and, refusing all offers of assistance, paddled home to the Weld Boat House...
After a poor start (he graduated close to the bottom of the West Point class of 1923), Vandenberg had forged a brilliant career. He was commander of the Ninth Air Force in World War II, head of Army's G-2 and later Director of Central Intelligence for all the armed forces. He was Deputy Commander of the A.A.F. before he succeeded Ira Eaker as Spaatz's vice chief of staff...
American's President Ralph S. Damon predicted that such developments would mean an improvement in earnings for the entire industry this year. Eastern's President Eddie Rickenbacker thought that the industry had already hit bottom, "and would be out of the red by fall...