Word: distinction
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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True, Dudley had a staff of "faculty associates," but there were only five of these men, some of whom showed a distinct reluetance to have their luunches in the hot and crowded Dudley cafeteria. Commuters themselves felt a trifie stigmatized by having to eat with "faculty associate" instead of "tutors...
...Ohio Northern University, feeling a "distinct responsibility," announced plans for placing its entire faculty at the service of its new Project A: "Investigation of Phenomena"-i.e., flying saucers...
While the brain is roughly compartmented for distinct types of work (e.g., emotional, intellectual), there is no sharp division between brain processes which accompany conscious and unconscious mental activity, said Sir Russell. "Mind, therefore . . . cannot . . . be identified with consciousness, or to put the same thing another way, there are large and important parts of the brain which are concerned with . . . solving problems while we sleep, making jokes, creating the characters who people our dreams, and contributing that vital element which we call inspiration to the work of the artist, poet and novelist...
...neat satiric passages on the relations between clergymen and vestrymen, and plots the maneuvers of her matrons with the skill of an experienced admiral arranging a fleet for battle. None of Novelist Tucker's girls is an Anna Karenina or an Emma B ovary, but all four are distinct, believable and likable. And though they come on only for bit parts, Novelist Tucker's Negroes loll and drawl a pungent counterpoint to the sly, good-tempered comedy of pursuit...
...year 1951-52 saw the reactivation of several additional alumni Schools Committees, bringing the total to more than 50. Kinnicutt noted a "distinct increase" in activity and interest among committeemen in the last year. The main problem areas for the alumni are still the Southeast and sections of the Far West. States like Kentucky, Arkansas and Nebraska have few College graduates, and most of the University alumni show little interest in the College. Areas like California and Texas have a different situation. Here, even when the Committees are well-manned, they must compete with excellent institutions like California and Stanford...