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Next year, along with the usual 22-man sections which meet once a week, there will be a group of smaller sections with about 15 men meeting twice weekly. The second meeting will be optional. During the fall, these sections will give special instruction to those unprepared for the course...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Martin Plans Small Sections for Gen. Ed. Ahf Students Next Year | 5/22/1953 | See Source »

The speeches offer a classic contrast between politics and statesmanship. The very qualities that made them historically significant severly limited their vote-getting appeal. Stevenson did not talk down to the voters. If anything, he was too humble. The voters, unprepared to govern themselves, wanted a strong figure to whom...

Author: By Milton S. Gwirtzman, | Title: Charismatic Intellect | 5/1/1953 | See Source »

Greek v. Trivialities. The crisis in young Norbert's life came after his graduation from college at 14. Neither child nor man, he was physically exhausted and suddenly troubled by "one of the greatest realizations that the infant prodigy must make: he is not wanted by the community." Enrolled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Small Wonder | 3/30/1953 | See Source »

"This Made Me Scared." The boys were unprepared for another Midwestern phenomenon: winter. At the first cold snap, McPherson College telephoned around town to line up some warm clothes.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: The One-Town Skirmish | 12/29/1952 | See Source »

Dennis is still an excellent shot, a flashy passer, and too fat for his teammates. Several times, fine scoring plays were wasted because his accurate passes caught teammates as unprepared as Rhode Island. Sophomore Dick Manning, who played a third of the game at center, showed he may help his...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: Egg in Your Beer | 12/1/1952 | See Source »

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