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...that, unless one assumes that the nation has been grossly and consistently hoodwinked for the last 316 years, there must be something in the behavior of Harvard men, beyond their skill at Harvardmanship, that has enabled them to surmount scorn and suspicion and make a go of things. And since each new issue of graduates is in a sense living off the reputations of its predecessors, there is plainly a responsibility for each class to make things easier for the ones still to come...
...Postwar immigration and a steady rise in population have added a million workers to the Canadian labor force in the past decade. And the future looked sound. Said Trade Minister Howe: "Canada is in good shape, well able to take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead, and to surmount any obstacles that may appear...
...foremost problem that interviewers had to surmount was the scope and method of the interview itself. This was solved by giving four separate interviews to allow leeway for personal opinions, bias, and other psychological intrusions...
...welcomed to the Met as a "curvaceous and arresting Salome" by the Met's onetime No. 1 glamor girl, retired Geraldine Farrar, 67. In a glowing fan letter to the New York Times, Miss Farrar took approving note of "such physical attributes as allow this singer to surmount. . . the terrific vocal demands . . ." She added pointedly: "No voice comes to full-bodied glory on a Hollywood diet, nor are lean thighs the safe caryatids upon which to rear the edifice of enduring and beautiful singing...
After conferring with Senator Arthur Vandenberg and Dulles, Dewey issued a formal statement that carried the weight of G.O.P. policy. Said he: "The present duty of Americans is not to be divided by past lapses, but to unite to surmount present dangers ... In Berlin, we must not surrender our rights under duress...