Word: perfection
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Mary Williamson was only a Yorkshire millhand until Bernarr ("Body Love") Macfadden, the "Father of Physical Culture," put a tape around her torso (bust 38½, hips 39). After that, life speeded up for Mary. First, in a nationwide contest, Macfadden crowned her "Great Britain's Perfect Woman"; then he gave her the star turn in his physicultural demonstrations-that of springing nightly off a high table and landing "with both feet together on his breadbasket."* Between springs he poured into her astonished ear the truth about the breadbasket-how the Macfadden stomach revolted against breakfasts, steaks and alcohol...
...Mary blanched at the thought of becoming known as the "Constantly Pregnant First Lady." She had borne him four daughters under the "no-doctors" rules of Macfadden birthmanship, and now he felt that four sons (conceived by following the Macfadden rules of sex determination) would nicely round off "The Perfect Family." Mary obliged with three and then rebelled. The Prophet of Physical Culture gave her a long, hard look and pronounced the terrible final words: "Woman, yon are no longer necessary to my success...
...especially loud complaints this year have indicated that the present system is not perfect. There are two large improvements necessary, both based on the educational function of the College and both correctable within the existing system. Though the College should not apportion freshmen by athletic ability, school, or geographical background, neither should the less popular Houses be a dumping ground for freshmen whose grades rank under Group IV. Each Housemaster should be required to accept an equal number of Group V and VI students...
...Adventures in Wonderland: " 'That's nothing to what I could say if I chose,' the Duchess replied in a pleased tone." Diligently learned English. French and German, and displayed his talents last week in a trilingual press conference. At college, friends tagged him "the perfect civil servant...
...Czarina. At a glance, it seemed to be a plain chicken egg of opaque white enamel. But inside, the Czarina found a glittering yolk of gold, and within the yolk a gold chicken. The chicken opened, too, and there the Czarina discovered an exact replica of the imperial crown, perfect to the last detail. Alexander was so pleased that he immediately gave a standing order for a surprise egg each Easter. When his son Nicholas II came to the throne, the order was doubled: one egg for the Czarina, one for the aging Dowager Empress. The results: some 55 exquisite...