Word: remarkable
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Reading a Lecture. The questioners' interest darted to Indo-China. Would the President give a "soldier's appreciation" of the battle for Dienbienphu? Old Soldier Dwight Eisenhower readily obliged, and in the course of his remarks read a dual lecture to the French. One of the greatest problems, he said, is that the defenders (French and Vietnamese forces) are trying to hold a valley from attackers (the Communist Viet Minh) who control the flanking ridges. It was an indirect suggestion that the French pay more attention to the old military axiom: take the high ground. The President went...
...with Yale's money. Those at the dinner nodded sympathetically remembering that Woodrow Wilson 25 years earlier had tried to institute a democratic division at Nassau, but had been unable to defeat the alumni-backed club system. President Lowell, however, jumped to his feet to correct the speaker's remark. Princeton was not involved at all. "It was a bolt out of the Blue," the dark-haired, mustached president declared...
...most delicate subject in dealing with food and its problems are the occasional outbreaks of food poisoning. "There are no real cases of ptomaine poisoning any more," said Heamen, "but in mass feeding there are times when some people become ill." This last remark does seen a bit of an understatement, at least to the medical staff at Stillman who have to treat large scale waves of "indigestion" several times a year on the average...
Conciliator Mundt broke in: "Joe, you're not dealing with Dean Acheson any longer. Let's look to the future." This remark was the turning point of Meeting No. 4; it led to Stevens' next big mistake. The discussion shifted to a friendly, businesslike tone, which lasted half an hour. The Senators appealed to Stevens to help preserve party solidarity by avoiding a televised clash with McCarthy which could only, they said, help the Democrats. Soothing words by a mellifluous Dirksen and smiles from McCarthy somehow convinced Bob Stevens that he had the committee's promise...
Since the February issue I've been worried about the calibre of our magazine. Just yesterday I heard some student remark at the newsstand, "I say its the Lampoon, and I say to hell with it." Do you think we're falling down a little? Just one man's opinion of course, but thought it wouldn't do any harm to make a few suggestions for our next publication...