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...elevators again. You and a psychiatrist step inside, and press buttons. You wait, and look at each other suspiciously. Suddenly the psych screams "these goddam things" and starts jumping up and down. You wonder if he is some kind of nut. Breathing heavily, he explains that the only way to get upstairs is by jumping...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Once More the Ministry | 2/7/1962 | See Source »

...three agreed that the American educational system and community encourage widespread intellectual apathy. From first grade through college, the successful student is the one who can "psych out the teacher or exam," in Alpert's opinion. The student is guided not by curiosity or intellectual motivation, but by desire for a superior grade...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lecturing, Grades Blamed for Apathy | 11/3/1961 | See Source »

Unless coach Bruce Munro has done a good "psych job" on the varsity soccer team, today's contest with Brown could be a dismal affair. The Bruins, after gaining their first win of the season last Saturday against Cornell, would like nothing better than to add the Crimson to its small list of victims. Game time is 11 a.m. on the Business School Field...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Soccer Team Faces Brown | 11/12/1960 | See Source »

Hunter, a man with quiet ambition, has present plans to help beat Yale next spring (he should have a tremendous psych factor in all his races), then enter the service where he can keep training, and win the 1964 Olympics

Author: By Thomas M. Pepper, | Title: Hunter Represents U.S. in Olympics, Wins Fourth in 100-Meter Freestyle | 10/6/1960 | See Source »

...Kansas' Bill Nieder, 26. the world record holder (65 ft. 10 in.). As the equalizer. O'Brien counts on his imposing reputation to demoralize his teammates, but Army Lieut. Nieder. who dislikes the hulking sight of his rival, says disdainfully: "O'Brien can't 'psych' me out." Top foreign challenger is Britain's Arthur Rowe, a blacksmith who shows off to fans by licking a red-hot bar, practices behind a neighborhood pub, and despite a commendable toss of 62 ft. 1 in., is expected to be completely psyched by the Americans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: To Do a Little Better | 8/29/1960 | See Source »

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