Word: diversionism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Died. W. K. Kellogg, 91, cereal tycoon (Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies); of a circulatory ailment; in Battle Creek, Mich. His $50 million fortune-and that of the whole breakfast-food industry-grew out of the Health Reform Institute, a water cure operated in Battle Creek by the Seventh Day Adventists...
Art critics and visiting celebrities who thought their prestige entitled them to private viewings got rude refusals or no answer at all. Socialite neighbors who asked to come and bring their weekend guests got the blunt advice: "Take your guests to the movies." Some of Barnes's curter notes...
The problem of entertaining women guests has become even more acute with the increasing cost of living at college. Many students, especially those on scholarship, are simply unable to afford the expense of providing outside diversion on an informal date. The House common rooms, even if they were opened in...
The Story of Virginia Hill. Counsel Halley had one more diversion before he went back to the main theme. In flung Virginia Hill, queen of the gangsters' molls. She was soignee in a platinum mink stole and picture hat. She was also cursing the photographers. "Make them stop doing...
For those who like diversion, the Puritans have varied activities and facilities: film groups, music societies, language clubs and all the rest. But, more than the usual House, Winthrop avoids pressuring residents to join anything. Winthrop offers peace and contentment to the students who value them.