Word: contrast
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Yale's free elective system is in direct contrast with Harvard, where the first, two years work is, with little exception, required. Harvard's position, in Dean Griswold's words, is that "there is a hard core of law which every educated and qualified lawyer should be exposed to." In other ways, however, Harvard's recent curriculum revision seems to have moved it closer to the Yale method...
...fall fashions appeared in stores and dress shops last week just as the first pictures of Paris' new creations blossomed forth in the magazines. The contrast was startling. Many of the French styles seemed outlandish to the American eye. Jacques Fath offered maternity-like tent coats ("the green cone"); Balenciaga suits had elbow cuffs like parachutes. One Schiaparelli model looked like an oldtime Bloomer Girl (see cut) in an evening gown consisting of a short halter and harem-type underskirt. By comparison, conservative Hattie Carnegie's trim, attractive "spider web" evening gown looked just the thing most...
...Murray relies on a single, tried & true formula. "In contrast to the changing orientations of most variety shows, the major theme of the show is [sex]. Emphasis is placed on the glamor of the girls, Ken Murray makes cracks with sexy overtones . . . The audience has no strongly formed loyalty to him as a personality-in contrast to Sid Caesar, Jimmy Durante, and some others-but likes him as a relaxed and amusing guy . . . The sexual-musical combination is appealing, perhaps especially so on Saturday night, the universal 'dating' time...
...Mack (The Original Amateur Hour) "In contrast to Milton Berle, Arthur Godfrey, and Bert Parks . . . he is an eminently serious person who communicates to the audience a feeling of the importance, usefulness and rightness of his program. Respondents' references to him are quite reminiscent of the things they might say of an ideal arbiter, coach, Scout leader or father...
...contrast, the F. Scott Fitzgerald set seem intent on perpetuating the "twenties" and their attempts to revive the raccoon coat, hip-flask, Stutz Beareat era, although interesting as social history, seem to be destined for eventual frustration due to moths and the lack of spare parts...