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...aims are the same--to bring peace and to make the world a better place for all--but the Ford Foundation has set out to accomplish these ends in a realistic manner which may bring far more success than ever greeted Henry Ford. Where the man sought to cure symptoms, the institution attacks fundamental causes...

Author: By Steven R. Rivkin, | Title: Ford Foundation: Education's Do-Gooder | 5/18/1955 | See Source »

...TheDickens of It." To DuBridge and the men of Caltech, knowledge is its own reward. The great principles discovered may one day lead to a cure for cancer or a trip to the moon. But Caltech is the home of purists-purists in a technological Babylon that sometimes appears to tolerate them only because they inevitably turn out to be the men behind the men behind some new physical blessing. For no tangible reason at all, the men of Caltech have peered into the dawn of time, measured the invisible, eavesdropped on thunder over Jupiter. Their goal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Purists | 5/16/1955 | See Source »

...first recorded sound (1877) was the voice of Thomas A. Edison, saying: "Mary had a little lamb." Most popular in the early days were such novelties as No News; or, What Killed the Dog and My Celebrated Liver Cure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Spoken Word | 5/2/1955 | See Source »

...84th Congress is deeply concerned with the destiny of the U.S. in a world of upheaval. So is Walter George. The Congress is vitally interested in a stable national economy. So is George. The Congress does not seek to spoonfeed the nation with welfare cure-alls or sociological pink pills. Neither does George...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Voice of the 84th | 4/25/1955 | See Source »

...sake, jab." And when Idaho State's defending champion, Heavyweight Mike McMurtry, was belted glassy-eyed, a spectator's voice sounded clear above the hush: "That may be the best thing ever hit Mike. He's been thinking of turning pro. I hope this'll cure him." For even the fiercest collegiate fan likes to look on boxing as a sensible sport; few find the pro prize ring a fit place for a postgraduate career...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Boxing Safe & Sane | 4/11/1955 | See Source »

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