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Word: possession (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Since the future of our country lies in the capabilities of dynamic men like Air Force Major General Ben Schriever, I read with extreme interest your April 1 cover story. The Atlas ICBM will be successful for the simple reason that Ben Schriever and his associates possess a fighting will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 22, 1957 | 4/22/1957 | See Source »

...story which the opera tells so effectively concerns a fake spiritualist, her young daughter, and a mute boy who acts as their helper in the phony seances. During one such session, the medium discovers to her horror that she does indeed possess supernatural powers. But since she is unable to face the fact she fixes on the boy, blames him for tricking her, and drives him away. He, however, returns unseen, with inevitable tragic results...

Author: By Thomas K. Schwabacher, | Title: The Medium and The Telephone | 4/12/1957 | See Source »

There is, however, a need for some further changes by the department. Ec 1 at present fails to utilize a valuable resource--mathematical background--that many of its students possess. Of fundamental importance in many fields of higher economics, mathematics can be successfully utilized at the elementary levels also. The department should set up special section within Ec 1 for those students with preparation in math...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Economics One | 3/2/1957 | See Source »

...ratio of tutors to students. The New York Times Magazine succinctly expressed the idea in 1930: "The success of the House plan eventually depends on the tutor who furnishes the manpower of the educational plant, of which the House is a mere shell." At present, while the House possess potentially strong staffs, their manpower in relation to the number of students in each House is negligible. As the number has increased, the proportion of tutors has decreased, while the Houses, hence the College, have suffered...

Author: By George H. Watson jr., | Title: The Harvard House System | 2/26/1957 | See Source »

Well now, those of us who possess some degree of mental health (excluding those with excessive work compulsions) probably didn't flick out every night of exam period and therefore might well have missedThe Teahouse of the August Moon the first time around. It is worth seeing now and not only for the Japanese music and U.T. prices...

Author: By Bryce E. Nelson, | Title: The Teahouse of the August Moon | 2/8/1957 | See Source »

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