Word: senior
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...theory, the colleges are absolutely right to seek students with some consuming interest. But the search for the new I.Q. (interest quotient) is clearly turning too many adolescents into premature phonies. Senior Paul Taylor of Newton (Mass.) South High School has a point in wishing that colleges would simply choose qualified applicants by lottery. As it is, he says, "one is almost ashamed of getting into a good college" because of the salesmanship involved. Whether or not a lottery makes sense, there is a way to rise above the college race. For those with steady nerves, the solution...
...real shock is the lack of shock," said Walter Hoadley, senior vice president and economist of the Bank of America. "People seem reconciled to it. Nowadays 71% only seems to confirm inflationitis." It also validates a growing concern that inflationary psychology may be every bit as disabling and difficult to cure as inflation itself...
Both Ford and the U.A.W. are concerned about the fact that recent lay offs have hit hardest at low-seniority Negroes. To protect their jobs, the union proposed a system of "inverted senior ity" by which veterans could voluntarily take layoffs before newcomers...
Yank Heisler, another strong contender for the top slot, proved to be an excellent match player last year as a sophomore, winning 13 out of 17 matches. Yank will probably be playing higher than his number four position last year. Senior Barney Oldfield finished last season with an 8-5-1 record...
Jack Purdy, who completed his sophomore season with an 11-3-1 record last year, will be fighting for one of the top three positions. Joe Tibbetts surprised many people last spring as a sophomore, with his strong 11-3 record. Tom Wynne, a senior who was a star defensive back and place kicker on the football team, ended last season with a 9 and 5 record...