Word: gentlemanly
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...those solid, versatile squires who did their public duty even while suspecting public life, and clung fiercely to a creed of almost fanatical independence. He liked men who worked for themselves, and distrusted both Southern slave owner and Northern capitalist; neither, it seemed to him, could quite be a gentleman. He enjoyed comfort but disdained luxury, prided himself on literary cultivation yet squinted uneasily at intellectuals. He lived, or aspired to live, by the tone and manners of the Founding Fathers...
...character named Rollo asked endless questions of his Uncle George. Delmar Leighton '19, Dean of Students, likes to quote from a parody of the series called Rollo Visits Cambridge in which Rollo asks Uncle George, "what is a Dean?" and his sage relation answers: "A Dean is a sedate gentleman scated at a table playing solitaire, but he is also sort of a beadle, 'an official guide to the University' allowed to receive no fees for his services." Then Dean Leighton sometimes adds, "laying aside my solitaire for the moment...
...chortled with joy to see the two-page spread of Eisenhower pictures in the Aug. 18 issue, portraying the general as a dignified, firm, glowing gentleman, who smiles benevolently at little children in one picture, and in another seems ready to fight corruption and evil with every fiber of his being. Contrariwise, I am delighted to see the snapshot of Stevenson, absurdly sipping a malted milk, eyes popping, hat set at a foolish angle, and generally reminding one of some of the early movie comedians. This is all good clean fun. In the spirit of the thing, may I suggest...
...Waterville, Me., an old gentleman of 82 sat gazing out of his window and smiling. The sight that pleased him so much was what he could see of the 21 big new Georgian buildings that are Colby College. People in Waterville have become used to the old man's smile. "Every time I look up there," says he, "I just bubble over...
...baseball umpires, corset salesmen, jet pilots and bagel bakers dominate the screen. British panelists are more likely to be guessing at such occupations as winkle-washer, teapot-handler, kipper-packer, gentleman's gentleman, or sagger-maker's bottom knocker (a pottery worker). A strictly British question which suddenly narrows down the field: Are you nationalized...