Word: belief
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Another cause of the low rating of the scholar is the opinion (very prevalent among the a. u.) that "I could get just as good marks if I spent as much time studying as he does." This is a very comfortable belief, which can never be disproved in the college because it is certain that the a. u. will never try the "studying" experiment. In the Graduate Schools, however, where scholastic attainment is more highly prized, a comparison of grades shows the evidence to be heavy against the complacent belief...
That this opinion is no longer tenable is shown by the fact that the most hard-headed business men of the country, such as Frank A. Vanderlip and J. P. Morgan, have given large contributions to a committee in the University, not from altruistic motives, but in the belief that its work will benefit business conditions in general, and their concerns in particular...
Miss Bryce's theory of education is illustrative of her belief that the student has a life to live as a student and should not be trained merely for mature life. Her own career, in a certain sense, has the aspect of the realization of a fairy tale. With no thought of equality of sexes in educational posts, she has now come to a position which places her among a group of educators by tradition chosen from men. In a statement made when questioned concerning her appointment she said that it never occurred to her that there was anything unusual...
However, the great deciding factor against the belief that Hoover is an autocrat is the practice he has of always choosing broad and capable men to be his aids. When he has chosen the best men he can find for his subordinates he trusts them absolutely and gives them free rein to work. Not only was this evident during his war work, but also in his private business life before. Plainly this is a habit utterly inconsistent with a one-man government. R. J. BARNES...
...spirit of the A. E. F.,; he said, "is a combination of the spirit of devotion to duty, of the spirit of valor, and of the spirit of sacrifice; furthermore, it is my belief that Colonel J. A. Shannon exemplifies, more than any other officer I met in France, this spirit. While in command of the 109th and 112th Divisions he displayed extraordinary ability of leadership; he was always calm and resourceful and a great inspiration to his officers and men. In his loss the Americans lost one of the most brilliant of its young officers...