Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...more aware than I of how much Radcliffe owes to Helen Gilbert," said former Radcliffe President Mary I. Bunting. "The time, energy wisdom and wit and the love that Helen has given to Radcliffe have bound...
...aspect of this century-old anecdote that might be dated is Adams' surprise. This year, when Harvard sifted through 12,843 applications to fill 1,605 places in the class of '93, undoubtedly many of these would-be students (and their parents) were motivated by equally crass considerations. Popular wisdom asserts that getting a pedigree from an Ivy League school is worth more in terms of future income and social standing than attending any of several dozen other academically rigorous colleges and universities...
That bit of wisdom held its ground last Saturday in New York, as the Crimson defeated Columbia, 26-10. Harvard ran the ball 62 times for a whopping total of 325 yards. Simple enough...
...public is never wrong," proclaimed film pioneer Adolph Zukor, and on such wisdom Hollywood was built. Zukor's maxim is as sound today as it was when Rodeo Drive was just a furrow in a field, but now it is being challenged by what may be the most offensive idea since Smell-O-Vision: commercials in movie theaters and on videocassettes...
...With the advantage of the expertise of the IEM faculty, you come away with a real sense of having gained in wisdom," Gora says. "And we rely on these programs to give us expertise in the areas of management, academic planning and financing...