Word: gladding
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this defensive attitude might be justified. A senior who has spent many months on his thesis deserves the benefit of discussing it with the grader. And if the senior is unhappy about his grade, then the professor, who believes he has graded the senior fairly, should be more than glad to explain the mark and answer the student's questions as best...
Following Pierian's tradition of visiting women's colleges, the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra travelled to Colby Jr. College in February, 1943. Although a 'Cliffie reports that the girls were taken along as "excess bags," she later adds that "a glad and gleeful time was had by all." Wellesley and Groton School were also destinations of the combination's travels, but in February, 1948, the Pierians asserted their freedom by giving a concert with the Mt. Holyoke College orchestra, or so the first page of the program says. Radcliffe girl's names appear in the roster on page three...
Next day, from the state capital at Topeka, came cluck-clucks from Democratic Governor George Docking. "I'm glad I don't live in Wichita." said he. "All this is embarrassing, particularly when we are trying to bring in new industries." The Wichita Eagle and the Beacon both called for Stevens' resignation. His Lebanese-American friends* rallied to his support. The old-time reformers suggested that the whole city commission-city manager form of government, pioneered by Wichita back in 1916, ought to be junked in favor of oldfashioned, relatively disciplined "partisan government...
...space czar. Who is a natural for the job? Senator Johnson of Texas. Why? Because space is what they have most of in Texas; secondly, he should have no trouble in getting confirmed by the Senate. From the way he treats those other "pore" Southern Senators, they should be glad to have him off their backs...
...after that he kicks himself hard. "I got involved . . . She's everything I don't have time for." Next time she calls, somebody tells her he has gone to Jamaica. But he'll be sorry, of course. And he'll be glad, when his big star walks out, that the little nobody from Ordway, Vt. is there to walk into the big part-et cetera...