Word: elements
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...anyplace else; other times, they have admitted that it is not a university in quite the accepted sense, adding, however, that they never really wanted it to be anyway. President Harold W. Dodds expressed such an attitude when he said, "We shall continue to stress the college as the element which alone gives meaning to a university. We shall uphold the banner of the general as the only safe foundation for the particular. We shall strive for quality rather than quantity; we have no illusions of grandeur that bigness will satisfy. We shall resist the pressure to be large...
...just best comparatively. In his years of public service, he has joined in the group life of all the racial, religious and economic elements of the city. It is hard to find a man who knows New York better than Robert F. Wagner. And he will have the advice and support of that liberal element of the Democratic party, led by men like Averell Harriman and Herbert Lehman, which best expresses the social aspirations of what is admittedly a "Fair Deal town...
Since Mrs. Pusey comes to Harvard from a co-educational college, she is happy that the opening round of introductions has brought many feminine visits. "I've especially enjoyed having the chance to know the Harvard Dames and the young wives in the Newcomers Club. The female element here, I think, is as bright and advanced as its male counterpart. I've met a pretty impressive group of young ladies...
Churchill was in his element, mingling, pantomime and frolic, spilling wit like wine. He enumerated the party's successes and, like the headmaster of Harrow, distributed congratulations to his blushing middle-aged ministers. To each he made a play of peering along the rows to find the next recipient of his favors. He kept each one in suspense until his turn came...