Word: idea
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...very sensible idea," commented the Queen-Empress. "Please see that the bags and the pails are put in my car. I am motoring to the seaside at Bognor this afternoon...
...younger generations; namely, the "dutch treat date". After citing the cases of several collegiate dances, to which all the guests had been pledged to attend as "stags", and which had invariably turned out to be dismal failures, the editors of the Emerald proceed to declare their opposition to the idea. In thus recording their disfavor of the "dutch treat date" they were probably expressing the opinion of the majority of present day college students...
...separate him from his friends? For the theory of the small college entails complete absorption in the life of the one college chosen. What would be the status of the fraternity under such a plan? What the role of intercollegiate athletics when faced with the adoption of the intramural idea? --The Yale News...
Undoubtedly, this project Johns Hopkins has adopted has given the graduate students a thorough knowledge of their profession, but their lack of a sound cultural background will seriously hinder them in formulating ideas in the true perspective of actual events. Instead of a step forward, the idea is a compromise between the old method whereby no degree was required, and the present system of demanding a foundation in the arts previous to entering any advanced field...
Piggly Wiggly stores, as many a U. S. housewife knows, are cafeteria-groceries. Instead of dealing with salespersons, the customer tours the store with a large basket, makes her own selections from neatly-stocked shelves. In spite of its apparent latitude to shoplifters, the Piggly Wiggly idea has proved extremely successful, partly because of its novelty, partly because neat packages and large advertising appropriations have made retail grocery selling almost an automatic procedure...