Word: curiousity
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...overly enthusiastic response either, however. John D. Davies, editor of the Princeton Alumni Weekly, wrote the following in a public letter to him: "The University is in no danger from Father Halton, and the Alumni Weekly does not propose to give you the publicity you seek in your curious crusade against the Catholic Church under the guise of 'protecting' us against Father Halton. As you know, your activities are just about as embarrassing to Princeton...
...Cadillacs, Please. Also growing was the press corps' respect, if not its liking, for Candidate Nixon. Dogging his every step were more than a score of curious, probing, and sometimes suspicious reporters, more than had ever before consistently covered a vice-presidential candidate. Day after day he held press conferences (he has held more than 50 during the campaign) and answered in great detail questions on everything from the Eisenhower Administration's policy in the Suez crisis to statements he had made on the Fifth Amendment a decade ago. He also showed some deft footwork. In Toledo...
Fraternities at Pennsylvania are a curious admixture of good times, prejudice, big men on the campus, social stratification, and token interest in the academic. Fraternities not only form the bases for social life and undergraduate activities, but also are an indispensable part of the University's housing system. If fraternities did not exist, Pennsylvania could not house 900 more of its students. (Of course, the fraternities cannot house the remaining 1,1300 of its members who live in dorms, approved apartment houses, or commute...
...real fans are indeed a curious bunch. H. L. Gold, the editor of Galaxy--he describes himself as one of the few objective people in the field--talks about them like this: "All of them are to be avoided. They hinder more than they help. They're non-judicious, non-objective screwballs. They can't see any other point of view." Gold admits that he personally has viewpoints. "But I'm not dogmatic about them," he adds...
...Stevenson camp is a curious mixture of the exuberant, the hopeful, and the doubtful. But the only outright pessimists seem to be among the newspapermen, for the party workers with him generally appear to think "the Governor" has at least a chance...