Word: spartanly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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This spirit holds men's hearts in the mow slopes long after they have left for the warmth of civilization. This spirit loosens alumni's purse strings enough to keep their outpost in the wilderness a growing, publicized center of the Spartan virtue--a healthy mind in a healthy body. This spirit nurses class rivalry back to health too, after such incidents as last weeks tug of war accident which sent six men to the hospital...
...Spartan Sparker. Boeing Airplane Co. has developed a new antifouling sparkplug for gas engines that it says is the "first significant design change in sparkplugs in 30 years." The new plug, not in production yet, has its ignition points recessed inside its shell instead of sticking out the end, has been run 20 times longer than other plugs without cleaning...
...They have to be looked after, and yet the most dentist-conscious nations have the most trouble with their teeth. Dr. Hans H. Neumann, a Columbia University researcher, seems to feel that all civilized man can do about it is to sell his teeth dearly. Dr. Neumann declares with Spartan glumness: "The incidence of toothbrushes in different countries is in inverse proportion to the incidence of sound teeth, and poor oral hygiene is predominant in areas with exceptionally good teeth." (Dr. Neumann was thinking particularly of a sight he saw in Samoa: a native nurse, who had lost several teeth...
...Stalin waiting for? Only for us to bankrupt ourselves to the point where we can no longer afford to keep an army in the field. Then he (or his heirs) will move-but fast. How can we offset this? 1) By having fighting forces which will live a Spartan existence; 2) By having civilians who will live a Spartan existence...
...Berg: "When I come in second to her I feel as though I had won. It's kind of like the Yankees. They're the champs and you want them to win." Nor do they mind the tough routine of traveling, strange hotels, dreary dinners and the Spartan life of a professional athlete. Bubbles Betsy Rawls, a Texas newcomer to the pro game: "I love getting paid for something I'd do anyway...