Word: conscious
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...from Lincoln, Neb., in the heart of the budget-conscious Midwest, came a remarkable wire sent by officials of the National Bank of Commerce to President Eisenhower. The bankers suggested that Deputy Air Force Chief Curtis LeMay be placed in charge of a unified U.S. missile program. Then they said: "As bankers, we realize the dilemma facing us-maintaining prosperity while controlling inflation, and at the same time maintaining a costly war-deterrent machine. We assure you of our backing in a program that will guarantee survival...
...hope to convey. Williams as entertainer seems to over-ride Thomas as poet, and thus in comparison the reading seemed a trifle gutless--sometimes straining for a laugh that would be better left a snicker. Thomas's vignettes gained force as the performance wore on and Williams abandoned the conscious mimicking of Thomas's speech patterns...
...Skin Trade, not only clear but very, very funny. A lovely thing in both script and performance is Who Do You Wish Was With Us? And Thomas's description of his enormous uncle and the annual masculine booze outing is delightful, as indeed are the slightly self-conscious Reminiscences of a Schoolmaster and The Fight, a very amusing tale of the artist emerging from the child...
...than there were three years ago is significant, but not alarming. But the figure takes on additional significance when it is realized that it reverses a post-war trend that was expected to continue. The new trend shows every sign of continuing unless the Board of Admissions makes a conscious attempt to regulate admissions from public and private schools...
From Harvard's point of view, and from the nation's there is a very definite need for conscious planning by the Admissions Committee in this situation. Unfortunately, up to now they admit, "This decline does not indicate any conscious planning." There is a need for awareness, and a need for action. If the Admissions Committee cannot find enough able high school students with the present staff, then more Admissions officers would certainly be a worthwhile investment. The Alumni groups, moreover, must be given further encouragement to look for talent in their areas. While application fees are a method...