Word: confusionism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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The appointment of Leventhal as representative last May was the Student Council's answer to the invariable delay and general confusion which has plagued Redbooks in the past.
The design of Harvard Stadium, which has practically half of its seating capacity in the deep bowls behind the end zones, is one undeniable reason why the H.A.A.'s task of alloting seats is such a thankless one. But the confusion, the disappointment, the hard feelings, that accompanied distribution of...
The guests ate their way through shrimp cocktail, roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, mixed vegetables, coffee, before the confusion* began to clear a little. A Congressman noticed a tiny typewritten card almost hidden by the roses. He nudged the guest on his left. The nudging passed around the table like...
* Luncheon confusion was not confined to Washington last week. In London, U.S. Ambassador Lewis Douglas addressed the American Chamber of Commerce, got his tongue twisted, referred to Britain as "the workhouse of the world." He meant "workshop," not an institution for paupers. British newsmen, conscious of Britain's workhouse...
Columbia University's choice of General Dwight D. Eisenhower as its new president, to take office next year, had brought mostly cheers- but there were a few who had reservations. Said the New York Herald Tribune last week: "There will inevitably be regrets that the trustees were unable to...