Word: idealism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...competitor in the forthcoming struggle on May 29. Frankly, such an opinion must be based on pure guesswork, for the weather must be just right, the track fast and the competition keen. An adverse wind would militate against a runner of Tibbetts' comparatively frail physique, but if conditions are ideal it is within the possibilities that the collegiate record will be lowered...
Therefore Mr. De Valera last week launched a new and as yet unnamed Irish party at Dublin. Said he to former Sinn Feiners who have "bolted" with him: "Let our keynote be abolition of the Oath of Fealty.** The ideal of the majority of the Irish people is still broadly a Republican ideal. . . . Ireland should be united, free and Irish. . . . The people can be banded together for the pursuit of that ideal if a reasonable program, based on existing conditions, is set before them...
...intern's ideal is to learn from the esteemed members of his staff how to diagnose and treat most accurately. The professional attitude towards patients, gleaned from frequent contacts is also invaluable. Some hospitals require rotating services, whereby the intern has. opportunity to deal with a wide variety of ailments. Other hospitals emphasize various services whereby the intern becomes a specialist of sorts and, except for the unusual man, remains somewhat fuzzy concerning the other services. Most medical school faculties recommend the rotating service for the recent graduate. The specialized service is considered advantageous for the matured or postgraduate student...
...short, I found in the Oxford and Cambridge undergraduates a practice of taking and generously judging, each according to his merit as a man, which approaches closely to the ideal of social attitude and conduct, and I believe that the compact solidarity of the college is responsible for this whole-some condition. I am of opinion, therefore, that there exists a strong case for dividing the Harvard undergraduate body into compact and wieldy groups, and, by necessary implication, making academic residence, so far as possible, a condition of membership in a college or group...
...considerable portion of the discussion was concentrated upon the case method of teaching. While the interest was keen and widespread, it was forcefully brought to our attention that this case material is not available in sufficient quantities or in the ideal form for use in teaching in other schools. Our own instructors have access to much more of this material than is now available to others, and are frequently able to obtain supplementary facts on cases under discussion which others cannot so conveniently obtain...