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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...only upon looking at German watercolors that the question of the value of these artists arises. The German contemporary painter seems to delight in broad washes of bright color. It seems that only here does their technique begin to break down. Take Karl Zerbe's "Still Life" for instance. In this picture there are wide paths of color applied with a large brush, and all the interest of the artist is primarily in contrasting and mixing shades. The lemons on the table are lacking in form, and the glass is nothing but an outline of white. The whole has little...

Author: By H. M. C. jr., | Title: Collections & Critiques | 10/27/1938 | See Source »

...With the extension of the National Scholarships Plan every year, the growing Harvard trend is a definite approval of such proselyting. The average man's loss is the brilliant man's gain, it seems. Then there is the allied question of the merits of a "concentrated" education versus a "broad B. A.," degree, both sides of which have their exponents. But brilliant National Scholarship men are seldom likely to excel in a variety of fields; they tend to have one specific objective. Hence they prefer specialized training, which throws their weight into the "concentrated" side of the scale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRONTS OF UNIVERSITY WARFARE: ACADEMIC | 10/27/1938 | See Source »

Mackinney and Mason took three firsts apiece, the former winning the two hurdles and the broad jump, while Mason won the shot put with a heave of 48 ft. 5 1/2 in., and took first honors in the javelin and discus. Mackinney's high hurdle triumph was somewhat of a hollow victory, inasmuch as he was the sole entry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mason, Mackinney, Stout, White Gain Majority Of First in Freshman Intramural Track Meet | 10/27/1938 | See Source »

Also on the House meet program are the 100-yard dash, a mile, a sprint relay of four 220-yard dashes, broad jump, shot put, and high jump. House League Football Standings Won Tied Lost Pts. Winthrop 3 0 1 6 Kirkland 3 0 1 6 Lowell 2 2 0 6 Adams 2 1 1 5 Dunster 2 0 2 4 Dudley 1 1 2 3 Leverett 0 1 3 1 Eliot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshmen, Inter-House Track Meets Scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday | 10/24/1938 | See Source »

...Brazilian border and the new Paraguayan border (see map) to the Paraguay River, where she can build a port of her own. By filling in swampland, roads and railroads can be built from the Andean plateau to that port. From there Bolivian products can be transported down the broad Paraguay River into the Paraná River, then into the River Plata and finally into the Atlantic. Puerto Casado, further down the river in Paraguay, may also be made a free port...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Right and Good | 10/24/1938 | See Source »

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