Word: popular
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...spite of his identification with serious literature, therefore, the "trade publisher" is primarily concerned with financial profit. Yet certainly not all authors write with sales in mind, and their ideas do not have to be popular to reach print. As George A. Hall '47, of Little, Brown, put it, "There are many books today, like those of Alan Paton, that deal with unpleasant subjects. Ordinarily an unpleasant book is a hard book to sell, but if it is beautifully written, there is no reason why it should not be as successful as a piece of sheer entertainment...
Instead of the number of spectators in the stands the only criteria for distinguishing between major and minor sports should be time, effort, and athletic ability. At present, the same runner who receives a major letter in the spiring for running in a track meet that may be more popular, but surely takes no more effort. By making such arbitrary distinctions, the College is weakening its own policy of strictly amateur athletics--athletics which exist not for the spectator but for the participant...
Herbert Lehman, a popular symbol in New York Democratic politics, last week issued a formal statement: "Many months ago I stated publicly that, of the many well-qualified Democrats available for the nomination, my preference was Adlai Stevenson, and that I expected to support him. I see no reason for any change in my attitude or preference." This did not presage any substantial split in the New York State vote for Harriman, whose coach, Tammany's Carmine De Sapio, will control the 1956 convention delegation. But Lehman's name did give the Stevensonites a beachhead in New York...
...popular picture of the coronary victim as a burly businessman, fat and soft from overeating and lack of exercise, who smokes and drinks too much because [of his stressful climb to the top] is a caricature." The type exists, but often escapes coronary disease while men of other types fall victim...
Thanks to good acting, a fair amount of the kid stuff is amusing. And on the serious side, Patricia Neal as the mother and Betty Lou Keim as Bridget do very well by their roles. But even as popular play writing, A Roomful of Roses remains uncomfortably two-toned. It should be more serious or less, more adroit in its emotional scenes or more honest. It is not sharp enough theater to play fast and loose with reality...