Word: foolish
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Before the reorganization, the work of the two separate committees has frequently overlapped, as half the candidates for admission also apply for scholarships. "It was foolish to have each boy's case decided twice, Bender said, "especially since the two committees sometimes made conflicting decisions." Under the old system, it was possible for a boy to receive a scholarship without gaining admission to the University...
...refrain from disturbing the lecture, he pointed a drill at Professor Schlesinger and began to turn it in a manner which I assumed to point out more clearly his complete superiority and utter disdain. I do feel very sorry for that boy; he could not have realized what a foolish thing he was doing. At any rate, he soon left and the lecture continued...
...talking of problems 25 to 30 years from new, Griswold noted that "it is easy to mesmerize oneself with numbers. But it is foolish to consider expansion for its won sake...
...Deputy Minister of Education for the government of Thailand was obviously perplexed by the American lady who had come all the way to Bangkok to start a school for the blind. "Madam," said he, "why are you doing such foolish work? There are no blind in Thailand." "But, Your Excellency," replied the lady, "there are 14 in my new school already." "Well," huffed the Minister, "why bother to educate them?" And with that, his excellency turned away...
...Governor George Timmerman Jr. contributed a remarkable definition to the controversy over desegregation of U.S. schools. Desegregation, said he, is "designed to lynch the character of a fourth of our nation ... It is contrary to the divine order of things. Only an evil mind could conceive it. Only a foolish mind can accept...