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...Peterson, '52, dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, argued that an increase in the number of women in the University would decrease the amount of diversity, a logic that airily dismissed the possibility that the various minorities, economic classes and academic interests that the University might wish to woo, could just as easily come in two sexes rather than...
...enlightened, superbly coordinated international giant. To burnish its image, make friends and influence people, the company has put together a team of about 60 seasoned, high-priced specialists in public and Government relations and given them unusual scope to practice their craft. They are professional persuaders who try to woo the press, politicians, businessmen and anybody else who might be useful to the company. Except that it is somewhat larger and has more of a reputation for aggressiveness than most, ITT's public relations department is fairly typical of those of many big corporations...
...course of his summer, Jeff learns to love some of the black Georgians he meets and lives with; he learns to respect and yet to mistrust the community leader who uses the faith-healer approach to woo black support and who, at the same time, openly scorns the liberal-white college kids he'd invited to Georgia. And he learns to feel angry that some of his fellow brigade-members, thinking the peanut-weeding an inessential if not useless task, beg off from weeding and make busy work fixing meals and getting mail while the rest stays in the fields...
While her husband supervised loans and scouted for mergers, Mrs. Sandler concentrated on attracting savings depositors. Particularly to woo women customers, she put originally commissioned works of art into every branch and offered tired shoppers a cup of coffee and a lounge. She also lured depositors by giving them free safety-deposit boxes and traveler's checks at no extra cost. Result: since 1963, Golden West's assets have expanded from $35 million to $500 million, and it has grown from two branches...
...Hartke (below) courting the readers with love letters in 72-point boldface lead type? Was this just some good-ol'-down-on-the-farm-Hoosier-friendly-neighbor gesture or was Hartke actually trying to woo votes with this, shall we say, rather hokey amorous ploy? Did he actually think he had any chance of winning...