Word: pre-war
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...extra-curricular organizations. Its contributions have been enormous, and largely due to its moral aura it is often looked to as a model undergraduate organization. Since the war, the officers have been elected by the full membership. This system is now to be reversed in favor of the pre-war Cabinet domination...
These are the realities which must be faced by America's foreign policy. The reputation and prestige of the U.S., unshakable not long ago, rest on softer ground now than ever since pre-War days. In planning its strategy and defenses, Washington cannot afford to neglect European attitudes and opinions, even if those sentiments do not appear immediately to bear upon this country's safety or defense...
...urging support, instead of opposition to Gomulka's regime, he consolidated the political power in the country, and helped to gain new recognition and prestige for his own institution. The church seems to have gained "relative autonomy" from the state today, but of course is still far from its pre-war position...
...Fourth French Republic, established in 1945 and garnished with elaborate provisions intended to eliminate the pitfalls of the Third Republic (1875-1940), has slid full-circle back to its inefficient predecessor. As a result of consistent reversion to pre-war practices, the French government, with its inability to create positive policies, has been unable to contribute effectively to Western collaboration, and poses a danger of serious impotency in the future...
...some time now President Pusey has been speaking of the crowding in the Houses as if it were an unmitigated evil. He has voiced a desire to return to pre-war housing standards, by eliminating the double bed and giving every undergraduate a private bedroom. In order to impliment this program he has announced that the College will spend ten million dollars to build two new houses...