Word: idea
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...crux of the story is Mr. Howard's attempt to reform himself and tread the primrose path with Miss Davis. He starts his reformation by walking out on her their wedding night. His idea is to show his new strength of character by purposely disillusioning the romantically inclined Miss De Havilland. In the course of the proceedings, Mr. Howard successively insults her family, makes biting remarks about her moles, acts as a drunkard, but all to no avail. Miss De Havilland is exceedingly difficult to disillusion...
Originally the idea of Reverend Frederick Kellogg, better known to his fellow workers as Red, this activity is an interesting beginning in social service on a religious basis in this section...
Indicative of the enthusiasm in the wards was the idea of having cots at the game for the definitely bedridden, as reported last night over the telephone to the CRIMSON by an unidentified patient, "J. J. Burp...
...forged letters which falsely accused certain Freshmen of having social diseases. This prank has been tried before in other colleges, and has on occasion resulted in suicide when the recipients were more than usually sensitive. Here it had only the effect of further alienating Freshmen from the idea of cooperation...
...School has not forged far ahead of its nearest rivals seems to be that the University as a whole has lately been functioning under a policy calculated in theory to strike a careful balance between research and teaching, but which in practice has tended to emphasize research. The Faculty idea that pure intellectual training and research should be the most important elements in the making of teachers shows to what degree the spirit of research has permeated University minds and out-balanced that of teaching. The weakness of the School in this respect appears one particular proof that the University...