Word: wiseness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...geography teacher, after asking if Elsman were a new boy, learned the truth when students in the class called attention to the camera which Elsman had concealed behind a large text book. Elsman was marched summarily to the principal's office when he was labeled a "wise guy" for the Army to discipline...
...this was more news than has come out of New Haven for many a month, and we were prepared to believe that Yale was really coming around to some wise decisions. Then we were struck by the most radical of all changes, which is that henceforth Yalies must wear coats and ties to all meals. That was somewhat puzzling because we had the impression that Yalies--at least the ones we know--always looked like mannekins in a J. Press window. Evidently, however, there are those who do not appreciate the value of conservative tailoring, and the administration decided...
...understanding of the wider world of trade and global politics that is unmatched among Politburocrats. To two generations of Western diplomats and trade negotiators, this brisk and comprehending commissar has seemed "the best of a bad lot." To the rough, tough muzhik Khrushchev, he is the useful Mr. Worldly-Wise of the Russian proverb who "knows where the shrimps stay in winter." Today, as in Stalin's time, Mikoyan serves indispensably-and survives. Says a Briton who has watched Mikoyan for years: "He knows how to jump at the right time...
...dozen war-starved - years, everyone remembered Paris' "New Look." Since then, the high priests of high fashion have come out with a long collection of other looks, each one different yet none so well remembered as the first. Seeing 1958's new styles last week, a fashion-wise correspondent coined a trademark that may survive as long as the New Look -and with a different impact. See BUSINESS, A Little Bit Monsterish...
...while she does her shopping), sometimes even turns over the family sedan for the live-in maid's days off (two a week). Modern dayworkers want a solid breakfast as well as a thumping good lunch on the job, the same food the family eats-or better. The wise housewife watches her maid's health-and pays the bills -helps buy her clothes, listens to her love life and family problems. For those with couples in help, a marital declaration of war or an unwanted baby becomes a major disaster. Says one Atlanta housewife: "Katie just seems like...