Word: self-help
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...Housatonic. On the first night, the cook fell ill and the houseboy sprained his ankle. The 18 students and three-man faculty had to pitch in to clean away what was left of the debris of generations of indifferent housekeeping. Pater managed the kitchen. Thus began the self-help system that continued even as the school prospered...
...There are signs that our era is turning from ruinous doctrines of self-help to a new obedience to God's will and power, from man's exploitive skill to a trust in God's mercy in Jesus Christ. We pray that The Interpreter's Bible may hasten that turning, and prepare the way along which Christ shall come to reign in love, 'King of kings, and Lord of lords...
...first seminar, more than 50 students from the United States, Germany, and Western Europe met for four weeks to discuss student self-government and self-help...
...last week took an important step toward security in the Pacific : acting for the State Department, John Foster Dulles initiated a mutual-defense pact with Australia and New Zealand. The treaty, initialed at the same time by both South Pacific nations, calls for "continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid," establishes a Pacific council of foreign ministers to implement the plan. By its terms the three nations declare "their sense of unity, so that no potential aggressor will be under the illusion that any of them stands alone." Eventual aim: to bring all friendly Pacific nations into...
...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...