Word: approachement
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...last contact Idlewild ever got. Since the planes collided in a spot on the Connie's path-a good ten miles or so north of the jet's allotted position-it seemed likely that the jet had somehow flown beyond its orbiting area into the La Guardia approach. Why Pilot Sawyer did so-whether as a result of instrument failure or human error (one radio was out of commission, but he had a usable spare)-may never be known...
Banned: Books about Books. The St. John's approach was begun by President Weigle's predecessor, onetime Chicago Professor Stringfellow ("Winkie") Barr, who abolished survey courses and books about books. Once a school for Maryland's landed gentry, St. John's became one of the most talked about experiments in U.S. education. It has yet to produce alumni with reputations to match the school's promise (its first "name" graduate: TV Quizling Charles Van Doren...
Secondly, the description given of the financing is incomplete and inaccurate. The Ford Foundation at no time "offered to put up the entire sum needed" nor did we ever approach them seriously for money--they assisted us by advising us about other foundations. Had the author of your article opened the conference program he would have seen the names of four smaller foundations which did donate to 20th Century Week. The success of the fund raising effort was due almost solely to the energy and determination of the Finance Chairman, John Simmons...
...American Approach...
...typical United States method is to teach these fundamentals as they are needed for more specialized work. This approach, however, often leads to confusion in understanding fundamental concepts...