Word: catalystic
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...philosophy of nonviolent, direct action has acted as a catalyst in stimulating the internal changes that are slowly occurring in the minds of the white Southerner. The philosophy contains a "strange love" which, as Lillian Smith has said, "reminds us that we must find a new way of relating ourselves not only to each other but to reality itself, to the times we live in, to ultimate concerns." Throughout his young life, Martin Luther King has sought to change the Old South with this "strange love," to bring about the day when men of his race can speak truly...
When Dag Hammarskjold first accepted the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations, he said: "Fate is what we make it." The fate which he suffered last week resulted ironically and tragically from his effort to fulfill the role he outlined in 1953: to be "an instrument, a catalyst, an inspirer," to facilitate cooperation among nations...
Brown University President Emeritus Henry M. Wriston, 71, a lifelong group-think catalyst who in 1954 chaired the Secretary of State's Public Committee on Personnel, last year headed President Eisenhower's blue-ribbon Commission on National Goals, and is currently president of the goals commission's administering body, the American Assembly, returned to Brown to keynote an undergraduate conference. His opening gambit: "No one in his right mind should look to a committee to produce new ideas...
Ever since Maurice ("The Rocket") Richard retired last year, the Canadiens have lacked the old luster that the great scorer-playmaker added to his team. Without him as a catalyst, such stars as Goalie Jacques Plante and Sharpshooter Jean Beliveau have seldom played up to their best. By season's end, complacency proved fatal. In contrast, the Black Hawks came into the play-offs in top form. Forward Ab McDonald's return from the injured list restored their stealthy "scooter line"-one of the lightest in the league. Brisk playmaking, sharp checking and the defense work of Goalie...
...Seeger sang them today, accompanying himself on his famed five-string banjo. He refused to interpret their political meaning, saying, "It is wrong to pin specific meanings to works of art." He describes his function as a catalyst, "bringing the songs to the people and letting them work their magic...