Word: craftsman
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...became a millionaire, he often brought his own lunch pail to work, ate outside with the loftsmen and mechanics. His friendship and personal ability invited them to do their best work; his high standards demanded it. Once he set down this principle: "The man who builds . . . yachts is a craftsman; outside of yacht building, there are few craft industries left. A good craftsman must have, first of all, a basic sense of integrity and pride in his work . . . He is only secondarily materialistic...
Grace herself is the least articulate person on the subject of Grace Kelly. To newcomers she presents a fine if forbidding figure of a coolly aloof craftsman who saves herself for the cameras. "This is a time," she says, "when the movies are not looking for contract actresses, but for the right girl for the right part." A lot of Hollywood studios these days seem to believe that the right girl is Kelly...
Animals have been artists for millions of years, says Lancaster, although "their theories remain sealed in [their] little minds." The spider, for example, "is a marvelous craftsman . . . The common orb web is a triumph of symmetry and artistry." Then there is the ant, a master organizer, engineer and architect, and the termite, whose elaborate constructions make use of "scientific exposures to light and air, air ducts and airconditioning, concrete walls, roofs and gutters for shedding rain...
Died. Joseph Hergesheimer. 74, prolific bestselling historical novelist from 1914 through the early '30s (Java Head, Balisand, The Three Black Pennys); in Sea Isle City, N.J. A slow but diligent craftsman, he wrote for 14 years before he published his first novel, The Lay Anthony, and in his prime turned out a book a year, plus scores of popular short stories for the Satevepost. No favorite of highbrows, he won a wide popular following and critical respect with his detailed historical backgrounds (e.g., the Clipper Ship era, the Civil War) and nostalgic, unpretentious style...
...capacity to mix." The foremen were demanding (three times late to work without an excuse and a man was fired), but met their own high standards by getting on the job at 7:50 a.m. and staying until 5:30 p.m. Instead of resentment, they won admiration. Said one craftsman: "They muck in. They don't ask you to do anything they wouldn't do themselves. They will take tools out of your hands and do a job for themselves. An English foreman wouldn't do that...