Word: particularity
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...believes in giving customers their money's worth, Primitive Bombois says proudly that he "never went in for mass production, like Picasso. Why, even today I spend as much as three months on a single picture." He lavished particular care on one canvas in last week's show, entitled "Self-Portrait with the Big Hat" (see cut). "I've always had a weakness for big hats," says Camille Bombois. "More than anything else, they are to me the symbol of our profession...
...also, on occasion, distributed samples of his poetry, but generally he has written out only enough copies to get through the second bass section. He signs each poem "Endis Endum," which he follows with notations of both the date of original creation and that of the particular copy. The name "Endis Endum" bears no special pertinence, has no special pertinence, has no story behind it other than that Mr. Kennedy has used it as nom-de plume since he became a poet...
Unfortunately for Petrillo's ever all popularity, technological progress is in favor with most Americans. It creates as well as destroys jobs, and whatever its temporary effect may be on one particular group of workers, it usually results in more benefit than loss to the general public...
...successful it must make use of many devices other than academic courses. Sports, publications, extra curricular activities of all sorts, student counselling, group life --each plays its part. Instructors must have more than mere scholastic proficiency. They must be able to inspire a love of learning, integrate their particular field with the whole of knowledge, and to create that mental attitude which finds a continuing education in life after college...
...these answer be given briefly or in haste. An adequate description of the tasks to be performed by American college, and by Harvard in particular, will require intensive study by thoughtful, intelligent, imaginative men. In the weeks to come the Crimson hopes to offer what can only be partial and tentative answers. The brightest possibility of a more through study is presented by the Student Council's intention to draw on the best minds in the College and University and give them free rein to look into the numberless aspects of the problem and formulate extensive proposals and suggestions...