Word: idealism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...awoke in India a desire for a greater degree of self-government, stimulating her slowly developing consciousness and groping toward an ideal of nationalism. Tagore, the famous Indian philosopher and poet, says that his ambition is to make of the culture centers of India a meeting-place for the civilizations of the East and West...
...place man may reach in the literary world by means of his back writings they can not make his position permanent. Maupassant, who wrote for seven years before he published a single word and submitted his work only to his master Flaubert for criticism, is pointed out as ideal, but he would have a poor time of it today. This is the age when everyone must cultivate "self-expression" through the mail if possible, --and everyone prefers to cultivate it out loud. And the worst of it is that, even in advocating attence, there must be more words, and more...
...perhaps be said that they all have had their effect. Lately there have been others. Redmond, vilified by the opposition, repudiated by his own party, gallantly fought for his ideal. Griffith sacrificed his life to his self-imposed task. Finally Michael Collins, treacherously surprised, died a victim to the anarchism that he tried to quell. But it will long be remembered how he kept "firing till his revolver was emptied" nor will his final great pronouncement that only forgiveness of his murderers would bring peace--a fitting "envol" to a splendid career--be soon forgotten...
...instincts of the young people of the nation. The old militaristic system could not be called culture. It was merely a mechanical perfection, wholly lacking in spontaneity. The 'Youth Movement' is embracing a different theory of values in the educational standard. The tendency is constantly towards a more liberal ideal. Its studies are more and more in the realm of Philosophy, Literature and Religion. The old shackles are being cast off by a new and spontaneous enthusiasm...
...self-appointed committee of Yale graduates who undertook last year to criticise Yale Athletics, pointed to Mr. Moore as an ideal Graduate Treasurer and his organization as an example to follow. Other colleges to have echoed this thought. The Harvard CRIMSON alone calls his tactics makeshift. Let me say that one of the best parts of Harvard's system is the absolute harmony of every piece of the organization. In that chain of strength the splendid work of the Athletic Association is one of the strongest links. I regret, therefore, that even the CRIMSON should be the one to sound...