Word: regional
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...today the South retains more sectionalism than any geographical area of the United States. The average Southerner considers himself somehow different and feels a natural reluctance to force himself into a non-Southern atmosphere. Consequently, while the Southerner may not depreciate the value of going to schools outside his region, he is likely to be content with attending "The Princeton of the South"--Vanderbilt University--or a similar school with a good reputation and Eastern educational influences. This tendency is heightened by the fact that so much effort has been placed upon developing the South as a region...
There can be no argument that development of the South, particularly in the field of education, is a very good thing. But in many instances a chamber of commerce approach to the region has fostered a feeling of self-contentment and congratulation: "Why should I go to Harvard for my college education, when Mississippi has a wonderful university at Oxford?" Such sectional attitudes are unfortunate, without the least reflection on the University of Mississippi...
...OILFIELD has been discovered in Venezuela, some 500 miles east of the rich Maracaibo region. Sinclair Oil has brought in 14,211-ft. well in western Monagas state, about 50 miles in from coast...
...reply, Daniel F. Eneguess. executive secretary of the Monadnock Region Association, the sponsor of the offer, said, "If we can take any industry away from Cambridge, we'd be darn glad...
Because of the poverty of the region and the lack of balanced natural resources, the Arab states must undertake a mammouth program of public works, Polk stressed...