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Good Partnership. When President Eisenhower took office, "the wholesome concept of good neighbors" prevailed in inter-American relations. But "we foresaw a bond stronger than any yet achieved here or in any other community of world states." As a result, Eisenhower "called for a thorough study of the entire field of inter-American relations, the first integral examination ever made of our relations in the hemisphere. The man who did this job was the President's brother, Dr. Milton Eisenhower, who submitted an exhaustive report in November 1953. Dr. Eisenhower's recommendations on hemisphere partnership became and still...
...concept is "a partnership of nations, a community of 21 states . . . whose internal tranquility is guaranteed by a system assuring a peaceful solution for every dispute arising between its spirited and progressive members . . . [and where] each member believes that, in order for him to progress, every other member must progress with him. That is the goal of U.S. policy in this hemisphere...
...Protestant churches of Europe . . . The present emphasis on the sacraments in U.S. churches tends to glorify the churchgoer more than Christ." Barth cites four examples of sacramentalist tendencies: infant baptism, the tendency to entrust church decisions to officials and committees rather than congregations, Protestant leanings toward the Roman Catholic concept of the church as mediator of grace rather than as witness of grace. Furthermore, "we have largely the wrong idea of the Communion. In Biblical times the Lord's Supper was interpreted as an act by which God shows that he reaches out to the community. Today it seems...
...idea of Student placement was initiated by the College as far back as 1885 when the Secretary of the College "was active in this field," but for 60 years, the concept of a permanent office was little more than a whimsical procrastination. In 1945, however, the Office of Student Placement was finally organized with John W. Telle as Director. Since then, the Office has grown in facilities, but not in personnel as the present staff of Crooks, David P. Huntington, and four secretaries is approximately the same staff that held the office together 11 years...
...strained economy and a new nuclear concept of military strategy lay behind the move. Details are still secret but it is reported Britain will reduce her forces in Germany from 80,000 to about...