Word: superiority
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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SCIENCE: "The U.S. has financial and technical means 300 times superior to ours...
Though the university already had a flourishing honors program, Dr. Odegaard felt that something more was needed to encourage the superior student to greater independence. Last week, after long faculty study, the university appointed a director of a sweeping new plan that will relieve selected students of all departmental requirements, allow them to work on their own. One professor said of the plan: "It is conceivable that a superior student could get a degree here without attending a class...
...resents the almost blatant elements of explicit and implied propaganda that Messrs. Franklin and White have sandwiched into the scenario--the glories of Mexico; its glorious revolutionary history, superior view of life, the strong, brave, noble Mexican people, their gallant revolutionary leaders. All this is mixed with a subtle anti-Americanism. But these factors do not intrude on the skill and beauty with which the film is handled. Indeed the propaganda's very painlessness makes it insidious, giving strength to the allegation of Communist influence amidst the script writers...
...even more unusual advancement: by papal command, she was to go to England and found a teaching order. In 1846, Cornelia and two other novices set up a convent and school for the poor at St. Mary's, Derby. Submissive, obedient Cornelia showed another facet as superior of her little group: facing down carpenters and tradespeople, she got the new Society of the Holy Child Jesus off to a strong start...
HUGE MINERAL DEPOSITS have been uncovered in U.S.S.R. and West Germany. Russia claims discovery of "tens of billions of tons of iron ore" near Western Siberia's River Ob, if true, a richer field than world's biggest known iron deposits near Lake Superior. In Germany, Krupp has found major coal seam, will soon start country's first big coal-mining project since 1939, aims to mine 2,000,000 tons a year eventually...