Word: idealizations
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...President celebrated two anniversaries, those of 1) the death of Polish General Casimir Pulaski, Revolutionary War hero, for whom he made a brief speech upholding ". . . the ideal of human society which makes conscience superior to brute strength." 2) The birthday of his wife, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, to whom he gave a watertight wrist watch to replace one she ruined at a beach last summer...
...General Theological Seminary. One of the Church's outstanding liberals, who left the deanship of Manhattan's Cathedral of St. John the Divine after a tiff with Bishop Manning. Dr. Robbins stands with conservatives in this case, believing that any change would weaken the Christian ideal of marriage. Furthermore, under the leadership of Dr. Bernard Iddings Bell of Providence, 1,300 clergy or 25% of the Church's priesthood signed a petition against liberalization, and last week few bishops or deputies were optimistic of change in the canon...
...hrer who spoke first, "is the deep-rooted joy to see in our midst a guest who is one of the lonely men in history who are not tried by historic events but determine the history of their country themselves!" Germany and Italy have now formed an "ideal partnership," Hitler went on, "Fascist Italy has been transformed into a new Roman Empire by the ingenious activities of a compelling personality" and "Germany has become a great power, thanks to her racial attitude and her military strength." The two countries have the "cultural mission" of opposing "the Democratic and Marxist International...
...History Department, the first to inaugurate the Modified Tutorial Plan, followed this lead in the spring. With Professor Burbank's announcement the Economics Department has contributed a third step towards the evolution of the Tutorial System at Harvard, thus bringing the intellectual development of the individual closer to the ideal...
...fact that time has tempered the surprise and disappointment occasioned during the summer months by Dr. Dennett's resignation, the full extent of Williams' loss is made apparent by thoughtful consideration. For three years Dr. Dennett drove himself as hard as any man could to push Williams toward the ideal he set as its goal. Dynamic, farsighted, and attentive to details, he met and solved problems of vital importance to the college. One has only to compare the position held by the college today with that of three years ago to realize the magnitude of the tasks he accomplished. Even...