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Word: noted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...example of a less personal possession with an enduring European flavor is the motor scooter. Vespas and Lambrettas are noisily rampant on the streets of Rome and Venice, and so they are arriving in Cambridge in ever-increasing numbers. They not only attract attention, but impart that desirable note of devil-may-care hardiness when they come abreast complacent, insulated Buicks on Mass...

Author: By David M. Farquhar, | Title: Creeping Continentalism: In Search of the Exotic | 4/27/1957 | See Source »

Weak as these facts may seem in support of the existence of a Cantabrigian religion renascence, they are actually even weaker. It is interesting to note that the religion committee felt themselves "on the wave of renewed religious interest sweeping the country." They also felt that "in one way" the committee was not representative, since "from the start, each member shared in what might be called a pro-religious bias." This one way does seem a significant one. Another significant note is that, of the 190 questionnaires about religion distributed to students, only 150 of them were returned. One would...

Author: By David M. Farquhar, | Title: Newsweek's 'Religion in Our Colleges' | 4/24/1957 | See Source »

Another plan which the scholarship committee will consider is a short-term loan fund for extracurricular activities. This was suggested by Carl S. Sloane '58 to avoid ending the meeting on "a farcical note" and to remedy the fact that "we've done nothing to aid the student body since February...

Author: By Richard N. Levy, | Title: Council, Plagued by Indecision, Agrees to Examine Sholarship | 4/23/1957 | See Source »

...Jones industrial average, the market advanced in heavy trading (marked by the busiest day in a year) to end the week at 486.72, the biggest price advance in three months. To many economists, it was a cheering sign that the market at last was taking note of the favorable business news it has been bearishly ignoring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Out of Hibernation | 4/22/1957 | See Source »

...next eleven months Miss Moore heard nothing more. Then, on Nov. 8, 1956, Wallace dropped Poetess Moore a short note: "We have chosen a name out of the more than 6,000-odd candidates that we gathered. It fails somewhat of the resonance, gaiety and zest we were seeking. But it has a personal dignity and meaning to many of us here. Our name, dear Miss Moore, is-Edsel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ADVERTISING: Ars Poetica | 4/22/1957 | See Source »

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