Word: instructional
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...short for soccer coach James "Mac" MacDonald who sends his free swinging charges into action against WPI Friday. If trends of the times are any indication, the Crimson will field a topnotch squad for that opening clash despite the fact that MacDonald hasn't yet had a chance to instruct his boys in the art of guiding a hard, round ball through enemy goal posts...
...unchanging wonders of human nature. Novelist Maugham, now 72, denies that he preaches sermons of any kind. Said he recently: "I think it is an abuse to use the novel as a pulpit or a platform. . . . Fiction is an art, and the purpose of art is not to instruct, but to please...
When Mo brought back the news of Chang's interest in history, Chiang was delighted. He asked Mo to find a famous scholar who would instruct the Young Marshal and recommend more books. Mo complied. Now Chang is reading The Modern History of China, History of Indo-China, History of Manchuria, and (as a reminder that even the most vigorous dynasties must have an end) The Sad Tales of the End of the Ming Dynasty...
Last week, named "Tourist Service Educational Week," touched off a campaign to instruct Canadians in the know-how of good service, courtesy, imaginative cooking and comfortable beds. Said Trade and Commerce Minister James A. MacKinnon: "Let every Canadian become a partner in our national tourist industry, and make a kindly word and a friendly smile among our great assets in achieving for Canada a reputation as a vacation center second to none...
...middle group offers the most exciting possibilities," he emphasized. These would consist of course dealing with specific forms. Men who conduct them should be left free "to instruct on an individual basis rather thus by a predetermined curriculum." Appointees would ideally be men who have had experience both in teaching and writing...