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Word: worth (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...preparatory school and that everyone wants to go to Harvard. There are several million public school students in this nation, most of whom have never heard of Exeter and many of whom never even think about Harvard. It is a ridiculous defense mechanism to believe that the only people worth a Harvard education are those who are actively seeking it. The fact that a high school student has never thought of applying to Harvard is no reason to believe that Harvard has nothing to gain by seeking him out and admitting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: To Consider and Act | 11/1/1957 | See Source »

...Master Builder is most worth while...

Author: By Larry Hartmann, | Title: The Master Builder | 10/31/1957 | See Source »

...freshman football team yesterday elected Terry F. Lenzner, of Wiggles-worth Hall and New York City, captain for this year. Lenzner, who attended Phillips Exeter Academy, plays guard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshmen Elect Lenzner | 10/29/1957 | See Source »

...conference delegates headed home this week, they took with them the satisfaction of a job well done, the exhilaration of a bigger task worth tackling. Free enterprise had re-examined and rediscovered its inherent sense of mission. Its creed was laid down by Keynoter Eugene Black...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Capitalist Challenge: THE MISSION | 10/28/1957 | See Source »

BIGGEST AUTO DEAL in history will give Hertz Rent-A-Car System $60 million worth of 1958 models. Hertz will buy (for cash) 19,737 autos, three-quarters of them from General Motors, also plans to buy another 11,000 after April 1 for $33.5 million more. To swing deal, Hertz will sell 15,000 of its 1957 cars for around $35 million, boost its revolving bank credit from $50 million to $65 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: TIMECLOCK, Oct. 28, 1957 | 10/28/1957 | See Source »

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