Word: shakeups
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...party rules to be submitted to the Congress reveal no major shakeup, but nevertheless contain some interesting changes (see below). They suggest that Stalin is trying to tidy and tighten up the party, possibly to avoid, for a hand-picked successor, the murderous party strife which surrounded his own successsion to Lenin, thus perpetuate his power beyond death...
During the academic year 1951-52, several further steps have been taken in this aggressive admissions policy. The first, and most important of these, is the University Hall shakeup which moved Wilbur J. Bender '27, Dean of the College, into the Admissions Office, replacing the retiring Gummere. The post that Bender will occupy as Dean, not Director, of Admissions, is a strengthened one, with a three fold responsibility: admissions, freshman scholarships, and financial...
...shakeup which moved Bender into this stronger position indicates two things: 1.) University Hall is prepared and willing to extending and fortify its admissions policies until it has no equal among competing colleges Bender has long interested himself in the admissions problems, and he has consistently supported a firm program. The fact that the post will bear the name "Dean," which it did not before, seems to be a recognition on the part of the administration of the increased importance of the situation...
When Collier's hired gravel-voiced Louis Ruppel as editor three years ago, it knew it was buying a whirlwind. His gusty formula to cure the ailing magazine: 1) "an expose a week," 2) a drastic staff shakeup. Last week, after three years of the Ruppel treatment, the whirlwind blew itself out. Up on Collier's bulletin board went a tight-lipped announcement: "The resignation of Louis Ruppel as editor of Collier's was announced today by Clarence E. Stouch, president of the Crowell-Collier Publishing Co." Surprised staffers got no explanation of the break...
...born yesterday." That night he confidently gave a huge party for President and Madame Sukarno and 300 diplomatic guests, featuring a four-hour Javanese dance. His confidence was a little misplaced. This week Indonesia's ten-month-old cabinet seemed to be riding for a shakeup, if not a fall. Everybody agreed that $8,000,000 from America would be nice, but no one was ready to curtsy a thank you, or call the U.S. friend in any way that could be interpreted as meaningful...