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...firing of an incompetent worker, which the student must meet as if he were the responsible administrator. This method, it is true, turns out perfected pragmatists who are able to deal with the problems at hand efficiently and intelligently. But does the Case Method instill anything beyond a grasp of technique? Does it acquaint the student with a body of knowledge and an understanding of business-past and future, as well as present? Does it expose him to ideas and theories as well as facts and situations? Does it, in short, give the graduate the intellectual tools that will produce...
...with a lung ailment, a police bullet has permanently stiffened his right knee, and there are hints of unspecified internal organic disorders. The later years of disgrace and isolation have softened his voice, and he no longer speaks loudly as he once did. Reading in isolation has improved his grasp of ideas. It was always said of him that he was a man without humor. "There are no funny stories about Gomulka," says Peasant Leader Stanislaw Banczyk. He is essentially a lonely man. He and his wife Zofia, a member of an old Russian Bolshevik family (purged by Stalin), live...
...setback only in Missouri, shattered Democratic presidential hopes on the Pacific Coast and burst through traditional Democratic barriers in the South-where Ike carried Texas, Florida, Virginia, West Virginia. Kentucky. Tennessee and, unbelievably, Louisiana. It tore city after city-from Jersey City to Chicago to Montgomery-from the Democratic grasp. It cut across nearly all racial, religious, ethnic and economic lines. It gave Dwight Eisenhower a victory surging toward the 10 million plurality mark, with about 58% of the U.S. vote, and victories in 41 states...
...feeling for tradition, its reaching for distinction, its high competence in production, Richard was rewarding enough. What reduced a good early work to the level of mere good workmanship was John Neville's unsatisfying Richard. His reach, quite possibly, had butterfingered his grasp...
...bigger and better weapons in today's world--something which will inspire people, instead of frighten and mutate them. He sees that a New America and a new world will emerge only from creative leadership. Specifically, in foreign affairs, Stevenson advisers like George Kennan, Chester Bowles, and Thomas Finletter grasp the problems involved in containment, neutralism, economic aid and defense. Supported by these advisers, Stevenson can add imaginative dimensions to this country's foreign policy during the next four critical years. Lincoln said that as our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew: This...