Word: panacea
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...course this is no panacea. Some people will not assimilate culture, no matter how much of it you cram down their throats. But it cannot be gainsaid that for most of these youthful workers, a little background will help tone down the foot-loose, devil-may-care attitude which is a danger to society. It will help them to realize that civilization did not all come about by a lucky accident and that they must give at least a little of themselves towards carrying...
...some place where Freshmen and upperclassmen can meet conveniently, and, which is still more important, where men from the schools can be entertained. So far nothing exists in Cambridge to satisfy these demands. Although the Union is the solution of many questions of accommodation, it is not a panacea for all troubles. Even if ample room would be provided, which is probably impossible, the building is too large to retain a true club atmosphere. It would seem to be out of the question to arrange for the use of any social club as permanent headquarters. Another possible arrangement...
There is another more important side of the question. These regulations, to a few satiric rogues appear to have been inaugurated on the general principle that since the students do not at present cover the work required of them, the obvious panacea is to assign more. Really, this is an inference supported by the facts. The student feels that quite enough is required of him already. He is not in a receptive mood...
There is no panacea for labor disputes. Even Australia, administered by a Labor government, was recently tied up by an enormous railway strike. The American plan can only succeed in averting trouble if it creates the spirit of industrial peace; and this it seems admirable fitted...
Education is cited as a panacea for all our ills, but how can education fulfill our hopes unless there is more monetary stimulus to draw able men into the teaching profession? At present, there are innumerable examples of young college graduates, eminently fitted for an academic life, who shun such a future solely because they are unable to forego the comfort for themselves and their families which they are able so easily to earn in other fields...