Word: sentimentalism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
John J. Conway, Master of Leverett House, commented that "Once you get down to the practical problem of living out, it is not an easy one." He expressed the sentiment that it might be difficult for students to find agreeable living conditions in Cambridge...
...Sentiment for the small farmer remains as a hangover in American politics. The depression, when agriculture and labor suffered from lack of purchasing power, made this affection a political weapon. Even in good times, farmers do not have the monopoly power other industries have. No one farmer or small group of farmers can increase demand for his product by cutting back production. When prices fall, the only course is to produce more--which causes prices to fall still further. Thus, artificial price supports are a necessary prop for a vital part of the economy...
...Keynote sentiment of the 1958 Council was that "we want to be closer to the students," as Freehling expressed it. During discussion of candidates, he is reported to have urged a Student Council table in the House where the president would discuss ideas with interested House members...
Most universal sentiment was satisfaction that the U.S. had bowed gracefully to its allies' views, though the expression of that satisfaction varied from spiteful to appreciative. Gloated the pro-government Frankfurter Neue Presse: "The conference turned into an uprising of the continental Europeans against ... the U.S." In more balanced appraisal, London's News Chronicle reported with quiet satisfaction that "the European tail has wagged the American dog to a new and unprecedented degree...
Anticipation of recession was scarier than the realization. When the production cuts finally started, the nation's mood gradually turned from nail-biting to cool appraisal. The quick shift in sentiment was clear on Wall Street, which for a change accurately reflected business opinion through 1957. In January and February, when the first gloom-sayers gave tongue, stocks tumbled 44 points to 454.82 on the Dow-Jones industrial average. Later, when it became apparent that the initial pessimism was overdone, the market soared to within only a quarter of a point of the alltime 521.05 high reached...