Word: idea
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...responsible-sometimes that takes you on the liberal side, sometimes on the other, but at all times you feel your responsibility." He said that he had indeed phoned his wife in Pasadena. "I came out of it reasonably well, but she doesn't think much of the idea...
Because of the wide range of courses and topics covered, a Senior has little idea just what his General Examinations are going to contain, and since he cannot possibly prepare adequately for every possibility, he would rather shift to a field where the requirements are more accurately defined. Unfortunately, however, Biology and Chemistry present their own problems to the premedic because of concentration requirements not designed for pre-medical preparation. As far as Biochemical Sciences itself goes, the honors candidate is fairly well off because of the added advantage of tutorial and extra course requirements, while the student...
...Masaryk, unlike his father, was more sensitive than rational. He liked very much our people, not as an abstract idea but as millions of individuals. He liked our working class and in the first days of our February revolution spontaneously went with them. His speeches from those days were very clear and very radical and, I must say, surprised many of us. His "I go with the people" and "With this new government I am going to govern with gusto" leave no doubt about their meaning. Then the crisis came. His reason told him that he went perhaps...
...dear comrades," he said, "that never since I joined the revolution have I been called on to make such a decision. ... On account of the contributions we made during the northern expedition and the war of resistance, the foundation of the republic has been greatly strengthened. The idea of democracy has become a popular sentiment. In these circumstances our party does not need to keep the post and honor of the presidency. . . . We can entrust to a person outside the party the grave responsibility of making the constitution a living thing. Only in this manner shall we rally the support...
...appeared scholarly Kung Teh-cheng, 28, for a look at U.N. headquarters. He proved to be the great-great-(to the 77th generation )grandson of Confucius, in the U.S. for conversations with U.S. scholars. To the press, Kung said of U.N.: his ancestor would have okayed the general idea...