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Although many people think of skiing and skating as the only interesting winter sports, the recent fad of snow-shoeing has gathered a great many enthusiastic during the past winter...
...disturbed by the current head-shearing fad in most women's colleges hereabouts--and I suspect throughout this fashion-mad country...
Many of us ask "why?" This fad is part of a trend. In fact, the chief thing I've noticed about women since I became old enough to take notice of them is that they are getting to look more and more like men. First it was slacks, then the square shoulder, then the man's shirt with dungarees and socks, and now the crew cut. This makes one wonder whether it was worth while acquiring an appreciation of the opposite sex after...
...company should bear the entire cost. As for federal pensions, 89% would rather install company plans than pay for a major expansion of the Government's Social Security program. Growled One Midwest manufacturer: "Our whole system is degenerating to the point where something for nothing is a fad . . . The mad scramble is to be one of the fortunate few ... on the receiving end . . . Union leaders are playing the role of a master of ceremonies on a giveaway program...
...shirts and open collars are still popular, but almost everywhere it is becoming fashionable to wear the shirts tucked in. Argyle socks, preferably knitted by a "connected" girl, are much in demand. In Seattle, there is even a real effort to keep shoes shined and hair cut. One new fad in the East: black belts buckled in back...