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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Farnsworth might have done well to consider a previous propagandist for mental health, Sigmund Freud, who was seeking a half century ago to bring psychoanalysis out of the wilderness. His success was based upon three things: his ability to produce concrete results by curing patients, his ability to produce intellectual insights into hitherto baffling problems, and his clear, concrete and precise exposition. Dr. Farnsworth's volume has none of these merits...

Author: By Christopher Jencks, | Title: Farnsworth Eulogizes Mental Health Movement, But Suggests Nothing New | 12/14/1957 | See Source »

Nobody can seriously maintain such a proposition who has bothered to examine the observations of previous generations. Informal observation has added very little to our knowledge of human nature since the Christian revelation replaced Hellenism. A complete formulation must either be the by product of individual genius (which may be called Godly for lack of a better word) or else must come as a culmination to a long formal development which allows individuals to use the insights and visions of the past, as did the Greek dramatists...

Author: By Christopher Jencks, | Title: Farnsworth Eulogizes Mental Health Movement, But Suggests Nothing New | 12/14/1957 | See Source »

Depth is also the paramount problem in the crucial middle-distance area. Support will have to be found for Anderson from amongst Al Gordon, Dave Cahn, Al Percy, Dave Spinney, Dave Brahms, and Art Hoyt. None of this group has had much previous varsity experience...

Author: By John P. Demos, | Title: McCurdy Says Harriers Face 'Challenge' | 12/13/1957 | See Source »

WESTINGHOUSE COMEBACK is pushing 1957 sales near $2 billion (previous record: $1.6 billion in 1954). Net per common share will hit nearly $4 v. 10? in strike-troubled 1956. Consumer products sales are up, and defense contracts (Bomarc missile guidance systems, Polaris missile launchers) were unhurt by recent cutbacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Clock, Dec. 9, 1957 | 12/9/1957 | See Source »

...drive exceeded the effort made last spring by 113 pints, and the previous peacetime record of 960 pints set in 1954. Lyss attributed part of the success to the fact that Law School donations were more than doubled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Drive for Blood Sets New High | 12/9/1957 | See Source »

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