Word: americans
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...open to the first year students who have been taking the more general courses during the first half-year. Two courses, "Factory Practice" and "Water Transportation," are being given for the first time. The former will comprise a large amount of actual field work and investigation. Three courses, "Latin-American Trade Problems," "Railroad Accounting and Statistics" and "Public Utilities Operation" will be in new hands, and conducted in a different manner...
...students of Andover Theological Seminary, Harvard Divinity School, Episcopal Theological School and Boston University School and Boston University School of Theology have expressed themselves in a petition to Congress as opposed to "any form of universal compulsory military training, on the ground that it is un-Christian, contrary to American ideals, and defeats its own ends by breeding international misunderstanding and distrust...
...Statistics" and "Water Transportation"; insurance, "Fire Insurance Engineering"; "Life Insurance Agency Methods" and "Actuarial Practice"; lumbering, "General Lumbering" and "Lumber Problems"; law, "Law Relating to Railroad Rate Making"; industrial management, "Factory Practice"; Chamber of Commerce Work and Methods"; local public utilities, "Public Utilities Operation"; and foreign trade, "Latin American Trade Problems...
...limited to a single field; he is light, amusing, and whimsical or serious, as the case may require, and in both moods equally fine. In contrast to these figures are Marjorie Patterson as Pierrot and Margot Kelly as Phrynette, who, although well adapted to their chosen characters, have an American, air about their work, which must mark it as unfinished. Miss Patterson has a tendency toward nervousness and exaggerated vivacity. Miss Kelly, on the other hand, while lacking technique, has a natural charm and piquancy which would assure her the audience's sympathy in any land...
...that any attempt to force an agreement on Europe will defeat its own ends. Mr. Bushnell speaks of the resentment felt in Europe over our past interference. How much more deep-rooted and bitter would this become if we can reasonably be accused of trying to force a selfish, American peace! This accusation has already appeared in foreign comment on the President's speech, and we must be careful how we give it ground to stand upon...