Word: conceptive
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...main problem with all these reports on vocational education is that they focus on the status quo and aim at limited changes. In part, this orientation is justified by the political and economic barriers to a whole new concept of vocational training. But there are strong arguments that vocational schools can never be very effective, and that cities should give all funds for job training directly to industry...
...speak with approval of racial pride-a concept which is both ludicrous and vicious. If a man need take pride in the color of his skin, it is obvious that there is nothing else he can take pride in. You speak with approval of a list of black activities and organizations, ignoring the fact that if "whites only" student groups are justly condemned, changing The color makes no difference. Racism is racism and consists not of condemning a certain race but of believing that such a concept as "race" has any meaning...
...idea for a private development corporation was new itself, but the idea of involving the universities and industry in the community was an even more daring concept. Myerson wanted the corporation to be "small in size, but extraordinary in skill." Run by a president and secretary, it would depend on the universities for guidance on special projects...
...hopes to have a prototype built next year, figures that because the car is designed to use existing auto components, it could be mass-produced at a cost of $1,600. HUD ultimately envisions an urban transportation concept under which commuters would pay a fee to join a vast minicar pool, get to and from work in cars kept at central lots, which during the working day would supply idle cars to other pool members...
Other members of the staff echo his faith in the selection process, which has remained essentially the same since World War Two. Peterson's concept of how to improve the quality of Harvard classes is not to change the basic process, but to recruit better applicants, particularly in areas where few students feel impelled to apply to Harvard. As more recruiting has been done in the South over the past ten years, the dockets have been adjusted and more Southerners admitted...