Word: scanned
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...these all rich men's daughters, the article proudly noted. Of Smith's enrollment of over 2,200, about four-fifths can't meet the expenses, which start with a basic fee of $1600 for tuition, room, and heard. In a later survey, "Scan" found Smith offers more self-help than any other of the "Big Seven" women's colleges. Needy students, it reported, could knock about $250 off their college fees, for instance, by living in a dormitory where students did all the housework, including the buying and preparation of food...
...Said "Scan," "...a cooperative system which reduced Smith students to one of the greatest drones of the collegiate world is justified financially. It exists as one of the many ways the college can skimp enough to offer the richest opportunities to the student who must be paid for her work or renounce a life of study." The word "drones" which the "Scan" writers used refers to the four hours of work per week that every Smith girl has to put in, on watch (Smithian for bells), in the dining hall, or as housemaid...
Ridgway is a man of formidable energy. In Africa during World War II, he would go out evenings and scan the horizon. Anyone who wandered near would be accosted with, "Look at that peak. Let's climb it." And off the general and the unfortunate would go. His aides used to duck into the nearest tent when the general came out to scan the evening sky. At home he plays deck tennis, handball, likes camping and hunting. In Korea he gets most of his exercise by walking. Sometimes, to channel some of his physical energy, he climbs a hill...
...some brilliant, were written by such stars as George Orwell. By last week, five years later, Commentary had begun to be known as one of the best magazines in the U.S. It now has 20,196 circulation and a wide influence. Among its readers in 66 countries, none scan it more closely than those in the State Department. Again & again the department has picked up articles for distribution around the world, either because they have so ably stated the position of the democratic world, or so clearly exposed the fallacies of totalitarianism. The latest selection: the lead article...
...good trial run for your new scanning color-separator. If it can scan Picasso, it can stand anything...