Word: dismalness
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There is now a consensus that the concept symbolized by the Willow-brooks of the U.S. has failed on all counts, that even if more funds were available for them, they would merely become slightly less dismal warehouses for society's rejects. Nor are private institutions a feasible alternative for the vast majority of families; fees run from $3,600 to $8,000 a year. Most experts have concluded that all but the most seriously afflicted are best served by normal surroundings. This means living at home and having access to training and treatment, or living in small residences...
...Huskies, because of their running strength and overall depth, appear to be a solid favorite, but Harvard, just now pulling out of a dismal early season slump, has the talent to win. Boston College is "generally a team to be respected," coach Bill McCurdy said yesterday, and, if the Crimson falters, could give Harvard a battle for second. "We aren't particularly interested in second," McCurdy said. "We'll be fighting for first...
...tennis players will have nicer weather today and tomorrow than the dismal drizzle which forced them indoors yesterday. But the switch won't help the Crimson...
...that the mall is inadequately landscaped and that the area is in general dismal and unsightly...
...accept the social and racial superiority of the product of their miscegenation over the pure-blooded natives. Astonishingly, white Americans have shown a marked susceptibility to this form of propaganda, but it is hardly a view of race relations which is likely to impress black Americans. And, as the dismal fate of black Brazilians clearly indicate, the social and economic consequences of this pattern of racial relations for the mass of black people is unmitigated disaster...