Word: grasp
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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President Conant's approach to "Undergraduate Problems in a Time of War" has again proven how complete is his grasp of the University's relationship to the war effort. As a comprehensive survey of the possibilities for student service, his speech will be of aid to all those who have not yet found their battle stations, while his opinions on undergraduate responsibility in the coming offensive have a proven worth which should weigh heavily in each man's final decision. Much has happened since that unfortunate masquerade portraying President Conant as marching the student body off to the wars...
Wrote angry Sascha: "Air power is not a matter of numbers, but of proper strategy, tactics, psychological attitudes toward the new domain of conflict. . . ." The root of his criticism is that many Army, Navy and civilian officials now directing the U.S. air program still fail to grasp the fabulous possibilities of global air power...
Coon is universally regarded as an A-1 teacher; he has sparkle, humor, and a thorough grasp of his broad field. His courses on American, European, Asia, Africa, and Oceania are consistently first-rate, and show a careful selection of only the best material. His sole fault seems to be a sometimes hazy organization. Unfortunately, Coon may not be here next year, although he will probably be back the year following...
...Japanese squeeze India through Burma and the Andaman Islands, they grasp at the biggest remaining segment of Britain's Empire. They close on United Nations routes to China, Russia and the Middle East. But, aside from India's strategic values, India also has an industrial area which is well worth grabbing for itself...
...doubt their grasp of world affairs...