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...Taylor, was to help his fellow men. Yet he also created a monster. By gearing human operations to the precision of machines, Taylor's system caused management to think of workers as little more than machines that had to eat. Since the only measure of efficiency was the utmost utilization of time, men were subjected to the intolerable nervous strain of the "speed-up," where assemblies moved always a little faster than men's natural work pace...
There are two ways of working with telescopes, and two main areas of astronomical research. Many of the large observatories base their work on a few of the very large instruments, with numerous accessories. They place emphasis on getting the utmost out of their equipment...
...wrote so long ago in his report on America has come to mean in the United States not parity of status for adults but equality of opportunity for children. The vast expansion of secondary education in this nation has created a new engine of democracy; it is of the utmost importance how this engine is to operate in the future. If we so desire, it can be used to restore fluidity to our social and economic life each generation and in so doing make available for the national welfare reservoirs of potential talent now untapped. At the same time...
Those who are hopeful of a Korean truce believe that the Reds are testing U.N. patience to the utmost in order to squeeze out the best possible terms for themselves: when they see they have nothing further to gain, they will make a deal. The pessimists-among whom General Ridgway must be counted since his scathing analysis of "Operation Quagmire" (TIME, Feb. 18)-believe that the Communists make minor concessions from time to time simply to keep the talks going indefinitely. The optimists have had almost nothing to feed on lately, but they keep on making hand-to-mouth motions...
Rameau's Troisieme Concert opened the program. This is fragile stuff--even the rolicking tambourins that come at the end lose all their effectiveness if not played with the utmost delicacy. The performances by violinist Orrea Pernel, cellist George Finckel, and pianist Claude Frank were decidedly unidiomatic. Their tone was harsh, their phrasing stiff, and their technique heavy-handed...