Word: frenched
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...whole Western position to crumble. To that end, there is much to be done between now and the end of May-a real concerting of plans with our allies, a building up of NATO power in Europe, an increase in American troop strength and a return of British and French divisions to the continent, possibly Turkish and Italian reinforcements, and a strengthening of NATO's tactical air force. At home the unwise demobilization of our Army strength since Korea should be reversed and a crash ICBM program put into immediate effect...
After summer school at both Heidelberg and Grenoble ("I wanted to learn French and German, but didn't until somewhat later") Sigmund came to Harvard, and attended GSAS in political theory along with Miles, Hoffman, Brzezinski, and Mavrinac. The next year ("I spent the summer as a car hop in a drive-in restaurant") he began assisting in Gov 1, and the year following was given residence at Dunster and additional work with Gov 106. Then after his third year here he received a grant for study towards his thesis--study which would take him back to Europe. And Sigmund...
Then after a study of student conditions in East Berlin, later published, Sigmund flew via Athens to Ceylon for an international student conference with Algeria the first order of business. "We finally recognized the Algerian student organization, though not until the French walked out. Still the French were rather used to walking out, and not just from student meetings...
LONDON, March 13--Prime Minister Harold Macmillan will fly back from Bonn tonight with broad German and French support for a program leading to summit talks with the Soviet Union by July...
...student who can amass enough learning to get Advanced Placement in three courses is often one with widespread interests. Not all A. P. students get advancement in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics; some get it in Mathematics, American History, and French. Thus, a boy with enough interest in widely separated areas to take stiff, advanced classes in all of them must almost immediately make up his mind to forsake two of them. One of the greatest benefits of Freshman year is that it can give an opportunity to consider the problem of devoting one's self to a single area...