Word: ideals
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Permanent Element. The academic ideal which came to life in last week's simple ceremony dates back to the end of the Japanese occupation of Formosa. At that time Protestant leaders in Formosa began to press for a Christian college similar to the 13 Protestant colleges on the Chinese mainland, which were partially supported by church groups in the U.S. and England. By 1951 the mainland colleges had been sealed off by the Communists, and Formosan educational leaders, hoping to use some of the funds thus diverted, appealed to the body through which major Protestant support had been channeled...
...Tender Trap (M-G-M). "Wow!" says David Wayne. "What a waterhole!" David is on vacation from marriage and the Indiana Pharmaceutical Co., and Frank Sinatra's plushy New York apartment is an ideal deer park. As the fair game begins popping out in all directions, so do David's eyes. A smooth little blonde glides out of the bedroom; she promises to come back soon and bring Frank some fish. Another goldilocks jounces in the door-"to walk the dog," Frank casually explains. An Amazonian brunette, with the look of a lady wrestler in search...
State Is Not Ideal...
...Ideally, the College could certainly perform a service to the nation by increasing its enrollment and at the same time maintaining high standards. But the current state of American education is far from ideal. Indeed, the troubles that confront colleges and universities in the country are such that for at least the next several years--barring the endowment miracle mentioned yesterday--Harvard can make its most valuable contribution to the nation only by putting aside any thought of immediate expansion...
...sportsman who wants to mix mountain climbing with his hunting, the ideal game is the bighorn sheep and Rocky Mountain goat that clamber over the fog-shrouded crags and ledges above the Rockies' timber line. Just getting to where they are is a test of a man's heart, lungs and stamina. Bagging these wily, sure-footed creatures is a rare feat; only 100 goats and 200 bighorn heads, the most prized of U.S. hunting trophies, were brought down last year...