Word: callings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...gave rise to your first statement is the sentence: "There is in the universe outside man, no spirituality, no regard for values, no friend in the sky." I do not think that any of us knows anything about the final mystery of the world, but if anyone pleases to call it God, I have no objection. The sentence quoted means that I do not think we have any reason anthropomorphically to attribute to it such human characteristics as spirituality, value-consciousness, or friendship...
...arguments in favor of a Geography department at Harvard have been explained before. In addition to fact that many Federal and international organizations call for trained geographers to help straighten out their problems, the field was one of the first divisions of the University to adopt the principles of general education, even before the GE program was born. Geography, as its friends claim, may still be the best vehicle for teaching the social sciences...
Defeat of Sullivan's proposed law by the Senate was anticipated if a voice vote was used, since Senators' decisions are not recorded. A roll call ballot, however, might have made it difficult to beat, because many legislators were reluctant to oppose the suggested measure, H-442, publicly for fear of being branded "communist sympathizers...
...Last Call. In Mexico City, a local newspaper ran a plaintive classified ad: "Young man about to be married seeks older experienced man to dissuade him from idea...
...roll call vote on Sullivan's suggested law will make its defeat more difficult because many legislators are reluctant to publicly oppose a measure such as H 442 lest they be branded "communist sympathizers...