Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...expensive outlay. Agrarians and Conservatives, who are most opposed to the idea, picked up at least 14 seats, fj In Belgium the country was almost evenly divided too, but the Socialist-Liberal coalition that has ruled Belgium through uneventful prosperity for four years was put out of office. The Social Christians (largely Roman Catholics) captured a majority of the Senate but fell short in the House, and may not be able to put together a majority, though King Baudouin asked Social Christian August De Schryver, 60, to make a sounding. Probable result: Belgium will struggle along until everybody goes home...
...addition to the clubs, the high school itself provides a multitude of social function. From the back-to-school dance to the Senior Prom, there is hardly a week without a dance, class play, or big sports event...
Although the school is about 12 percent Jewish, very few Jews are members of the "top" clubs. Their out-of-school social life centers around the B'nai B'rith Girls and the AZA, Jewish youth organizations...
...greatest social hazard for a Horace Mann student is being different. Clothes are particularly conformist and fadish. To school the girls wear skirts and blouses or sweaters, and whatever type of shoes is the rage that year. Boys wear sport shirts or sweaters and "drapes"--slightly tapered, flannel slacks. Suit jackets and ties are never seen during school hours...
Debate Club, recently demoted to after-school hours, is the most intellectually stimulating of the activities. (For the past four years, the valedictorian has been a debater.) A student who is bored with his social studies courses can explore problems of national and international politics for debates and extemporaneous speaking contests. By writing debate cases, he will gain more experience for college paper-writing than through the infrequent English course essays...