Word: properous
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...college so zealously prepares its students for a life of useful industry that it is loathe to let them wander about in search of the proper place to start employment. So in their senior year, about one half of each class enters a course in Industrial Psychology taught by George H. Estabrooks, a well-known psychologist and Colgate legend. "I explain the bases of industry and hope they'll absorb some Industrial Psychology. And, oh yes, I run the New York Placement office," says Dr. Estabrooks...
There are still many people in this country intrigued enough by McCarthy's sideshow not to be concerned with Piddling things like proper legislative functions. There are still, in this country, many people who want to see McCarthy investigate anything he desires. The bread and circuses are so attractive they are willing to pay the price of ignoring Constitutional limitations. But as the Senator's proposals get more absurd, the interest is bound to drop for good. At that time will Joe McCarthy be permanently relegated to the dismal niche in American history he has carved for himself...
...enriches the plot. But more important, the film strips the story of the irritating elements of the book: Radiguet's smug introspection and pride of exploit. Shifted into the character of the schoolboy, rather then coloring the whole account, the immaturity and egoism of the young lover appear in proper perspective...
...eases the Job of the LSO. It watches the approaching jet by radar and measures its speed accurately. This information, fed into an electronic computer, is combined with wind data. The final figure, displayed on a dial, tells the LSO accurately whether the jet is approaching at the proper speed for a "third-wire" landing...
Most crucially, doing proper justice to the 20-odd numbers nine times a week could only leave her voice in shreds; hence she has to pipe down, to substitute byplay on the actress' part for brio on the singer's. She is always personally pleasing, and sometimes more; but At Home with Ethel Waters finds Ethel Waters insufficiently at home with her material...