Word: exceptionally
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Though architect's drawings for a $1 million Non-Resident House have been put on the shelf, Lehman Hall (the University's "counting house") may be converted for commuter use. According to a preliminary study, the building would be easy to adapt, except for the problem of providing a service entrance off busy Massachusetts Ave. But, before commuters can occupy Lehman, the Comptroller's Office must move out, and this change must wait until the College raises $10 million to build its Health Center-Office Building complex on the block where Dudley now stands...
...Mary Ann, to raise the sunken arms. As they brought up the boat, Tito talked enthusiastically of his plan to attack a National Guard post. Mary Ann headed for port, Elaine took the outboard in tow, and Tito headed for a secluded island to finish the arms transfer undisturbed except for the pop of Dame Margot's flashbulbs. But the spoilsport crew of the Mary Ann, reaching port, spilled the whole plan to the National Guard...
...line-drive a song to the exits, Merman-fashion, but her Frenchy never travels more than one block west of Broadway. Griffith's Destry is immensely likable but far too much the Arkansas traveler to suggest any purpose deeper than palaver. Everyone works hard to prove that everything, except the performance, is a joke. But Destry Rides Again only for the gold in them thar box-office tills...
...European companies (such as Britain's Imperial Chemical Industries, Holland's KLM) rolled out the red carpet. The analysts liked Holland and Germany best, particularly their electronic and chemical industries. France and Italy, they said, have too much government interference for most U.S. investors; Britain is suitable except where nationalization is a danger...
...fallen down and grazed her knee, running, and mustn't play. England picked up Turkey, Germany picked up Spain, but Spain's Nanny said she had internal troubles and must sit this one out. England looked towards the Oslo group, but they had never played before, except little Belgium, who had hated it, and the others felt shy. The party looked like being a flop, and everybody was becoming very much bored, especially the Americans who are so fond of blood and entrails...