Word: idea
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...public high schools are also doing this pioneer work. Upper Darby High School, Upper Darby, Pa.-a Philadelphia suburban High School-has for a number, of years, under the leadership of its principal, John H. Tyson, had a system of personal history cards, which are similar in purpose and idea to those of the Hill School. They are a four years' cumulative record of all that might help to determine a pupil's fitness for college or a place in the world. HELEN M. FERREE...
...public office." "Here's one for you. This is warm." "There ain't going to be any report, because there ain't going to be any commission." "We have had in this country, in my opinion, about all we could stand of the 'spokesman' idea. . . ." The Democratic National Committee announced last week that 30,000 copies of the campaign speeches of Alfred Emanuel Smith, in book form, had been distributed in exchange for $125,000 in contributions to the $1,500,000 Democratic deficit. Smallest contribution that will get a book...
...difficult to forecast what must be the reaction upon British opinion of this assertion of independence as the goal of a great political party, by persons who would claim the title of responsible politicians. Those in Great Britain who sympathize most warmly with the idea of India attaining at the earliest possible moment the status of any of the other great dominions of the Crown will find the ground cut from under their feet if British opinion ever becomes convinced that so-called dominion status was valued by India only as a stepping-stone to a complete severance...
Sister Evangeline Booth also was there. She had often toyed with the idea of being herself elected General. But when the Council elected Commissioner Higgins she was not disappointed. Indeed, she said, "I am almost intoxicated with...
...usually the case, it was learned last week that Yale's Institute idea had been under consideration five years, that plans for the new building are already being drawn...