Word: shaper
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this sort of thing spreads, not only through education but through all of society, Brameld believes that the school will at last play its rightful role as shaper of a reconstructed world. This, Brameld insists, is not indoctrination (though he believes that the reconstructionist teacher is perfectly within his rights in using a certain amount of propaganda) but education for "defensible partiality." And what sort of society is Brameld himself partial to? Nothing less than a sort of global collectivism in which the workers of the world will unite as world citizens against all exploiting minorities. If only they...
...hecklers' favorite this season has been Harry Batchelder of Brown, Batchelder, like Bagnall, has spent a lot of time on the bench after playing at Watson. Batchelder's endearing trait was his complete absorption in the heckler's taunts. In the trade, he is known as a "shaper," a goalie who makes unnecessary saves and motions, playing with an artistic flourish in an effort to please the crowd...
Goalie Must Be Shaper...
...given goalie of course has to be a shaper of sorts, encouraging his hecklers by responding--even a smile shows he is listening. Flynn has said that the answer is not to listen but to concentrate on the game, adding that "if a goalie is any good, heckling has no effect...
...curved lines on his masterpieces now call for a band saw at $250. If his furniture is to have legs, he must buy a lathe for $200 to turn them. And if he really wants to turn out professional work (as he usually does), he looks around for a shaper to groove and plane it precisely. That costs another...