Word: scholarly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...central to the program is the writing of a 250-page essay or the completion of a project "which must justify by its scope and quality the freedom which has been granted him." This freedom consists of no formal course requirements for the entire Senior year, although the Scholars are encouraged to audit whatever courses they like. Aside from the project, the only requirement is an oral examination in the Scholar's field at the end of the year...
...internationally-known scholar, Ford attained the Smith professorship in 1907 and held it until his retirement...
...aristocratic Monsignor Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi, to whom he still refers as "my spiritual father." Roncalli's ten years with the bishop gave him some of the polish that later helped make him a successful diplomat, and some of the intellectual zeal that turned him into a teacher and scholar. In addition to his secretarial duties, he organized Catholic Action groups, taught church history and apologetics at the Bergamo seminary...
...epilogue, Shaw had made it clear that the world was pleased enough to have the young lady in legend and in history, but it had no desire to have her or her kind live among them. Ford ended by saying he guessed the saint and the true scholar shared the same fate...
Both men laughed quietly."...an administrator rather than a scholar...brand new Ph.D...