Word: idealisms
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Since he enjoys ideal democracy at home (at least, as seen from abroad), he is burning to teach it to others. He distributes good and bad grades with the same lack of discernment. Since nothing resembles anything at home, the cooking seems indigestible, the beds uncomfortable, the trains not on time, the civil servants unconscientious . . . The best local wines inspire distrust in him. The worst of rot-guts fills him with joy if it reminds him of what he drinks at home...
...start paying dividends. "We're in this strictly as an investment," said Bob Purcell, "and we're in it to stay. We figured that the investment business of the country was moving from Wall Street to Main Street, and this looked like an ideal way of moving with...
...number is 100 more than the ideal size set by the University for an entering class. Part of the excess came about when not as many men who were accepted dropped out, as was the case in past years...
Last year's Class of '55 was the first to achieve Registrar Sargent Kennedy's post-war ideal class size of 1100 men. The present freshman class is the largest since 1948, when 1300 crowded Memorial Hall on registration...
...completely, inspiring a fear of individual participation. Lord won plaudits for the great interest he took in his students, his competence in handling discussions, and his insight into the course readings. A combination of scholarship and humility drew praise for head section man Sweeny. He is described as an "ideal" section man, a "teacher in the truest sense," while a critic thought him too tolerant of some of the opinions offered. On the other hand, students thought Levenson unenthusiastic, often boring, and felt that he usually spoke too far above the class' level. '55 objected to the fact that...