Word: vitalizing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...though, Stevenson's most welcome position is on the question of federal versus local responsibility, for he has tried to balance the two as no other national politician has. In such cases as FEPC, where immediate action is vital and the states either cannot or will not act, he regards federal legislation necessary. In many other cases, however, he prefers the states and local communities as responsible agencies. Believing that progress can continue without further "migration of power to central authority," we are relieved that at last there should be a Democratic nominee who shares this view...
TIME'S [article] indicates the need for quasi-official agencies to compile, digest and evaluate those statistics so important in constructive planning of these vital areas...
...rocky land is rich in iron; it has proved deposits of lead, zinc and copper, and encouraging indications of nickel and oil. Even Newfoundland's location is valuable. The most easterly point of North America, only 1,600 miles from Ireland, it is a vital outpost of air travel and Western Hemisphere defense...
...assailed by extremisms and fanaticism all over the world, by doctrines of 'apartheid,' by demands that 'what we want is therefore our right, and we must have it ... without regard to the interests of others.' " ¶ Voted for an intensive missionary campaign in the "vital strategic area" of the missionary district of Alaska, "in the belief that Christianity forms the first line of defense...
READING: The most vital factor in the course is the reading which required an average of 8 hours a week, although individuals varied from 3 to 14. '55 thought the material moderately interesting; all found it to some degree difficult, but very necessary. A criticism that appeared frequently concerned the length and difficulty of the fall reading list; however, the section men cut this down for the spring, and have further revised the list for the new term. Primary source material is emphasized both terms and was most popular with '55. St. Augustine, Voltaire, Rousseau, J. S. Mill, Engels, Nietzsche...