Word: vitalize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Participation in the international conferences led to the rethinking of the phrase "students as students." It became evident that NSA couldn't continue to avoid the issues that were of vital importance to students in colonial areas and newly independent countries. The suppression of student rights in Paraguay or Cuba or Algeria were issues of burning importance at an ISC conference, yet at an NSA Congress they were merely "political issues...
...Algeria is disastrously unready for complete independence. It has no real economy of its own and no responsible leaders to give it political direction. On the other hand all but a few extremists in France have realized that the war must end and that in order to maintain its vital interests France must give up some interests that are less important. De Gaulle's solution, in short, is one that should appeal to the moderate majority on both sides...
...past week, Mudd has been vital in keeping pressure on the enemy goal. The scrappy inside was particularly outstanding in the Columbia encounter, when his aggressive play and accurate shooting bolstered the Crimson's sagging offensive efforts...
Indeed, holding down Twenty One's budget was as vital as pushing up its rating. Twenty One's sponsor, Geritol-making Pharmaceuticals, Inc., limited its prize money to $520,000 a year. The producers, Dan Enright and M.C. Jack Barry, 41, were to cover anything over that limit...
There is, however, little doubt that something must be done to make the summer educationally productive. A vacation period may be vital to the maturing process and education outside the classroom, but it is inefficient, not only because it wastes plant hours, but also because it fails to utilize a third of teachers' available time...