Word: mid-western
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Sometimes though, the office cannot satisfy employers. For example, one Mid-Western manufacturer of ladies' underwear, has for years past asked for graduates from the College to do sales work for him. Many lingerie-minded students have tried for the job, but all have failed. They never met the apparently vital specification that they be between five foot ten and six feet one tall...
Many critics, from employers to students, disagree with this whole approach. They say the success of a placement policy stands or falls by the quantity of men it gets placed. They point approving fingers at mid-Western colleges like Chicago or Michigan where placement agencies often boast getting jobs for 100 percent of the graduating class...
...second feature, "Mr. Imperium," was even more disappointing. Lana Turner turned in one of her most insipid performances as a mid-western showgirl racing after an Italian king. The sound track did no justice to Ezio Pinza's voice and the fake scenery ruined one possible justification for this Technicolor film. Armchair tourists, however, may enjoy a few authentic shots of Italy...
...third College skating title holder, freshman Frank Nelson, Mid-Western novion champion last year, announced his intention of entering the Eastern junior singles competition in Philadelphia in February, Nelson and Radcliffe sophomore Sidney Foster will compete for the "Silver Dance" trophy there...
...year ago, Deguglielmo defended the Lampoon when they were tried for obscenity in the Pontoon, a parody of mid-western college humor magazines. The Lampoon was found guilty of "selling and distributing obscene literature" and lined...