Word: idealisms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ellis ended his address, with an admonition that "the ideal can never transcend the real." He added that if a portrait of John Harvard were to come to light, despite Harvard's "chronic poverty" the statue would be melted down and recast. The crowd then watched the unveiling and, according to accounts in The Crimson, "gave three cheers apiece for John Harvard, Mr. Bridge and Mr. French...
...last year's seniors lacked anything, they lacked the time and a calm environment in which to examine their options. That was inevitable; the Endowment did not begin to take its present shape until late March. Moreover, the initial discussion often generated more heat than light. Given ideal conditions, perhaps more members of the class of 1983 would have participated in the Senior Gift. Conversely, more may have abstained...
...down the memory lane of neo-classical economics has several elements. First Bauer writes, the rote of government in economic hie must be reduced. Prosperity will be created by the free enterprise system, "in which firms and individuals largely determine what is produced and consumed." Bauer also promotes the ideal of comparative advantage, the concept that nations should produce what they can make most cheaply. For most poor nations this means exporting raw materials and agricultural products. Bauer deems the idea of Third World industrialization inefficient and declares that it is "more likely to retard economic development than to promote...
...kids as possible exposed to the outdoors," says Samols, adding, "I want to cover a broad spectrum of groups and one trip can really inspire one kid. The outdoor experience is unique and spiritual." And last week's accidental trip into the Charles did not fall short of that ideal...
...deluxe fur that was cut like a pullover sweater because "we have to consider those big bouffant Texas hairdos. You can't expect clients to have to drag their furs over them." A dyed gray beaver jacket, with collar, pockets and cuffs furrowed like a plowed field, is "ideal for Mrs. Bowing." (All names have been changed to protect the unsuspecting.) "She sure can't say she's got one, and she can't say her mother had one just like...