Word: kappa
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...have a footnote explaining the derivation of cybernetics "from χνβερνńτης, Greek for 'steersman.' " I believe the spelling in Greek is κνβερνńτης, the first letter being a Kappa...
...Harvard Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa held its annual winter dinner and meeting last night in the Kirkland House Junior Common Room. Those members of the newly-elected Senior Sixteen who were present were formally inducted...
...graduate to persuade men that Harvard is a school worth attending, that financial and job problems can be solved ethically, that Harvard is still interested in others besides potential summas, and is willing to concede that education does not necessarily include winning a Phil Beta Kappa...
...school graduates who came to them for jobs did not seem to know either spelling or grammar. Dean Johnston decided that Denver graduates would be different, this year gave incoming students a special test. Last week he announced the results: half the class, including one Phi Beta Kappa, had flunked. Samples of examination answers...
Yale's wheels earn more than the awe of their fellows; there are three kinds of institutions on the Eli campus that honor their achievements with coveted memberships. Where Harvard has only Phi Beta Kappa, Yale also boasts of nine fraternities, two honor societies, and six fabled secret societies...