Word: snobbish
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Being a son of a famous father is always a problem. George Lodge, unlike many children of prominent families, never was arrogant or snobbish. His problem was the reverse: he was almost intimidated by the reputation he had to live up to. Says Maurice Pechet, Lodge had to work harder to prove himself to the other students, "especially the non-club types." When he entered Lowell House, he had a speech impediment, a slight hesitancy or stammering. But as he studied and took part in House life, his confidence in himself grew, and the impediment practically disappeared. People who knew...
Staying small is the idea at Groton, which is far less snobbish than people think. Episcopal Groton, which schooled F.D.R., has 34 teachers for 229 boys (including three Negroes). Seniors supervise younger boys. All sleep in dormitory cubicles, wash in plastic (once tin) basins, the legacy of Founder Endicott Peabody's muscular Christianity. "The important thing is not training a boy's brain," says Groton's headmaster, the Rev. John Crocker. "It's having a decent guy when you're done...
...None of this," writes Randall, "has come about because high office has made him snobbish or prestige-conscious. It stems naturally from the responsibility he bears, and the honest desire of those about him to protect him." Nonetheless, the man in the executive suite "seldom sees anyone except those who show him deference, and almost never those who talk back . . . Lacking time to read the newspapers thoroughly, he comes to rely upon digests prepared for him by his public relations staff, and unconsciously he is likely to absorb their opinions...
Then there are Dandin's snobbish in-laws, M. and Mine, Sotenville--who are indeed, as their name suggests, the town fools. Dixie Bolton puts over much of Madame's vanity and prudery; but most impressive of all is her outrageous costume: a blue and green gown, with a hat adorned by yellow, pink and blue plumes, and a black...
...from scratch" he had built "a vital major news operation" in one year, increasing the New York staff by 50%, more than doubling the network's Washington news bureau, and increasing news-programming time by 37%. Hagerty was both impressive and-toward his new colleagues—a bit snobbish. He seemed almost eager to disassociate himself from them...