Word: wiseness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...voted both "yes" and "no." When the tally was complete, it showed that a principled minority, led by Brachman, Theodore D. Moskowitz '58 and Larry Johnson '57, had been over-ridden by Stone forces, 8 to 7. President Abramson now gave a little speech in which he observed how wise the Council had been under duress, and that the fund was completely apolitical in nature. As a flurry of coats and men made for the door on adjournment, Al Hofeld '58, who had said nothing during the proceedings, rose and smiled an enigmatic little smile...
Some fanciers have appealed to pigeon-wise scientists, but have got little help. Science does not really understand the mysterious instincts or special senses that guide pigeons home. Other desperate pigeonmen blame radar, TV broadcasting and radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests. Some think that secret Government experiments are "disrupting air waves and currents so the pigeons can't find their way home...
...striking tribute to the lasting human interest of the basic situation: boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl. It is a situation that most moviegoers have long been conditioned to accept, but in the case of this picture, those who remember the original will be wise to resist the conclusion ex pressed in the new title...
...comprise some of the most glum and gullible guff in the history of letters. A rare creature, exotic as a hummingbird in the tundras, has just been sighted in this dreary literary region. Truman Capote, previously noted for his ability in tatting webs of lacy sensibility, has written a wise and witty report on Russia...
...hoped that the law would work itself pure," concluded Freund, "to a simplicity that would not make us clever for another time but wise for always...