Word: sakes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...intention of writing purely abstract music-wins out, and the images vanish. What remains is a sense of irony or of elegy. The listener's mind wanders, but a foot begins to tap, a hand to twitch in time to the music. Rhythm alone, motion for its own sake, take over. And that is the clue to what George Balanchine has done by way of choreography. Unlike his previous "neoclassic" collaborations with Stravinsky (Apollo, Orpheus), this work is abstract dance: there are no costumes or scenery and the Greek title, Agon (contest), does not denote a conflict of plot...
...ORGANIZATION MAN, by William H. Whyte Jr. A thoughtful and critical study of the growing numbers of Americans who tend to live, work, think and play within the framework of the large corporations that employ them. No off-the-cuff call for nonconformity for its own sake, the book (a surprise bestseller) spells out the need for genius and just plain individuality to speak in their own voices...
...today's student is "What can I get with my degree?" rather than "What have I become when I get my degree?" After all, it is grades that count when applying for grad schools. Why get excited and involved in irrelevancies such as "knowledge for knowledge's sake...
...many that are, I feel I know a good deal about the technique, and I'm very sympathetic with its aims. But I believe in the firm hand of the director. I'm no good unless I have a director who says, 'For God's sake, don't do that; do this instead...
...first two "transition" arguments are hardly defensible. It is doubtful that the Houses offer any more difficult transition than does the Yard. Giving freshmen their own set of activities for transition's sake is of equally dubious value; these activities are usually of peripheral importance...