Word: deweyitis
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...this intensity of study which is in many ways the predominant characteristic of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, GSAS, still resisting John Dewey, offers one of the most rigorous American educational experiences; absorbing it is a full-time, often an overtime task. But it is this intensity which has also earned GSAS its reputation as probably the finest school of its kind in the country...
...most publicized figures in American politics were among the real victims of the 1954 elections. The name of Thomas E. Dewey, outgoing governor of New York, does not appear on the official casualty lists for November 2. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., lame-duck congressman from that state, lost out in what must seem to many as nothing more than a minor skirmish. But last week's New York elections mark a decisive turning point in the political careers of these two men, and the repercussions are likely to be felt in national politics for a good many years to come...
Although he was not even on the ballot, Dewey in effect was fighting for his political life in the New York gubernatorial election. Presidential ambitions die hard in American politicians. Even Dewey, that most realistic of political realists, still seems to cherish a faint hope, despite his two earlier defeats. At least he seems to have cherished it until November...
...Dewey's chances before the election were not quite as far-fetched as has been generally assumed. He is still a comparatively young man, as presidential candidates go; even in 1960, he will be younger than President Eisenhower when he took office last year. Eisenhower himself has made no secret of his high regard for Dewey. Earlier this year, in one of his more enigmatic statements, he hailed Dewey as a man "whose greatest service to his country still lies ahead...
...governments long in power, most young state administrations are fairly popular. Governors needn't kiss babies to get publicity; every legislative message, highway dedication, school visit, or pardon for Killer Slazem is framed to make the governor appear benevolent and unselfish. The governor's access to publicity has allowed Dewey to use the Executive Mansion in Albany as a sounding board for the Eisenhower violin. It will soon reverberate a sweet, Democratic refrain...