Word: idealistic
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...Idealist or Fanatic...
...especially since many of its professors devote a goodly proportion of their time to professional work outside the field of teaching. Because of the effort required to teach a curriculum composed entirely of seminars, teachers find themselves hard-pressed. "To teach at Bard, one must be either a terrific idealist or a fanatic," mused Ruth Gillard, acting Dean and professor of Sociology. Yet, in spite of the difficulties in maintaining an adequate faculty, Bard offers a rather effective type of education...
...friends of the British racing fraternity, Cunningham is "Old Briggs -bless his heart." To the Germans, he is "der grÖsste Idealist" (the greatest idealist) in the sport. To the Italians, he is " un pericoloso rivale" (a dangerous competitor...
...president of the High Authority of the European Coal & Steel Community, Jean Monnet was in Washington seeking a little help for the six-nation Schuman Plan combine, which is the only supranational organization now doing business in Europe.* Dapper, hard-working Monnet is an idealist-he wants a united Europe-who talks in practical plans. Around a large oval table in the State Department, Monnet and his advisers conferred with Secretary of State Dulles and Treasury Secretary Humphrey...
...acting of Pierre Fresnay does much to hold the film together. The task of portraying a saint without priggishness is not easy, especially since de Paul rarely strayed from the realm of good intentions. With flashes of humility and determination, Fresnay creates an idealist who shrewdly understands the poor...