Word: potterer
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
John R. W. Smail '51, one-time editor of the CRIMSON and recognized founder of "Harvardmanship," has earned a reference in Stephen Potter's new book, "One-Upmanship...
...book Potter quotes Smail's account of James FitzJames' exploits in beating the exam system. FitzJames reputedly gained immortality by meeting his exams with studied non-chalance. Now, says Potter in his book, an Oxfordian who pretends calm before an exam is called a "Harvard...
...Karl H. Potter to study philosophy at Bonars Univ., India; Carl B. Schmitt, Jr. to study history at the Univ. of Florence; Francis H. Sleeper to study politics and Arabic at Fouad Univ., Cairo; Pat Y. Spillman to study architecture at the Univ. of Rome; Walter M. Spink to study fine arts at the Indian Museum, Calcutta; Lowis W. Spitz to study European history at the Univ. of Vienua; Harold M. Thewlis to study political science at the Univ. of Paris; Frederic C. Thomas, Jr. to study Arabic at the American Univ., Cairo; Jack Undenk to study French Literature...
...form of social jujitsu invented by British Humorist Stephen Potter (TIME, June 4, 1951). For news of another promising Potter disciple, see BUSINESS...
Manhattan Adman Shepherd Mead is a 38-year-old vice president of Benton & Bowles, and a devoted follower of Britain's Stephen Potter, founder and master of Gamesmanship (how to win at games "without actually cheating") and Lifemanship. Mead's ploy is successmanship. In his new book, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Simon & Schuster; $2.50), he sets down a valuable list of plonks and gambits for the aspiring junior executive ("any male in an office who sits down...