Word: progressing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that bloodshed and violence shall cease; that there be an opportunity for all to participate in the democratic process that will bring a truly civilian government to that part of the world, and that will permit a government to proceed in a program of national reconciliation, and the progress that all of the people in that area like. I must confess I am somewhat confused by your statement because your statement implies that you can carry on a war by arms and still bring about peace. Now the statement I made rules out a military solution on the part...
This tension, which comes from the contrast between outside progress and Wellesley's inertia, produces certain identifiable syndromes in the academic and the social side of the college...
...full list of advisors available to students: "At various times before reaching decisions she may need counsel or may wish to talk freely with an older person about her academic or personal life. At such times she can turn to her dean who keeps in touch with her academic progress and her personal welfare, to her instructors including the ordained ministers in the department of Biblical history, to the resident head of her house, or to the college physicians and psychiatrists...
...tension caused by the college's ambivalence toward progress is eased, apparently, by an incredible catalogue of traditions. The folklore has been a popular and easy way of bringing the past into the present. It helps produce class loyalty and make acclimation an easier process. There is a song before every evening meal, usually in three or four part harmony. There are six society houses--like the final clubs but non-exclusive--to give juniors and seniors a chance to get away from the dorm and to cook. Once a month every House has a birthday dinner to celebrate every...
Beyond their relatively small deposits, the only monetary stake the airlines have had in the SST until now has been an agreement to help the Government recoup its investment by paying royalties once their planes are delivered. To be sure, the "progress payments" will not account for much of the two prototypes' estimated $5 billion cost, 90% of which will be paid by the Government. But the airlines' show of confidence could have some clout with an ornery Congress that includes liberal Democrats who fear the poverty program will suffer from...