Word: yourselfing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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¶ In one poll, Gallup asked: "Which national political party - the Republican or Democratic - do you think is best for people like yourself?" Forty-one percent thought the Democratic Party best, 32% said Republican, 18% saw no difference, and 9% said they didn't know.
"The magazine of opinion," says New Republic Editor and Financial Angel Michael Straight, "has a rough time nowadays. You tend to restrict your opinions more & more to make them coincide with the opinions of your readers and sometimes you find you have restricted yourself to rather small groups." As proof...
A Radcliffe junior offers a method for avoiding the good-night kiss: "Don't let yourself get 'fenced in' Sometimes it works if you try the line, 'It's been so wonderful this way,' accompanied by a gentle pressure of the fingers."
It's Worth Knowing (Sat. 5:30 p.m., CBS). Educational-series for teen-agers and adults. Subject for the first four programs: Understanding Yourself and Others.
There is not much time to enjoy this shift in emphasis. Before long, the term will end on the discordant note of exams, and soon after, all the things which have been forgotten will reassert themselves. But while it lasts, Springs is the time to enjoy yourself; it should be...