Word: idea
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...educational romanticist Hutchins of Chicago University predicted that the national scholarships would be unsuccessful. Unfortunately the theorist did not take into consideration the practicality of the scientist, for the gradual introduction and extension of the plan have insured its success. President Conant felt that the idea provided a chance, well worth society's while to offer, for a few individuals of exceptional character and ability who lacked financial means to develop their intellect in a great university such as Harvard...
...plan signifies more than that. It strengthens the life of the college by filling the intellectual cauldron with more and varied victuals, grown by fresh environments with whose habits and ideas Harvard has had silght contact. It increases the scope of service which Harvard strives to render the country. Best of all, when the ultimate goal is reached, the scholarships will tend to develop the idea of American civilization, another of the President's pets, defined practically in the American History course started last summer for both interested students and the general public. This idea has as its purpose...
...unlikely, of course, that this idea could be put into effect immediately, but it might well serve its purpose in future years. Respectfully, Allan Kalumus...
Every British naval officer knows that the only real protection against submarines lies in convoying with destroyers and submarine chasers the entire length of the merchant ship's passage, yet the idea of convoying was scarcely more than mentioned last week at Nyon. And even in the patrolled lanes, only those submarines attacking contrary to the 1930 London Treaty rules-i. e., those which do not rise to the surface, display their true flag and give a freighter's crew time to take to the boats-would be counted outlaw. "Russia," snorted Comrade Litvinoff just before Russia signed...
...eyed Biologist Julian Sorell Huxley predicted at Nottingham that the old dream of eugenists-human breeding by selected males and females only-would actually be put into practice within one or two generations. Said Dr. Huxley: "When people get used to the idea they will accept it just as they have accepted birth control...