Word: deeper
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...needed is an increase in religion. The hope of the world is always in the youth and as a result some social influence is needed to keep him from becoming too self centered. This influence should be a religion, not a purely intellectual one, but one which is deeper than that and one which does not break in a crisis...
...doctor's degree in geology. It may be pointed out that men who have concentrated in physics or chemistry are best fitted to become professional geologists. Their real specialization would begin in graduate school, and their mastery of geology would become all the more certain because of the deeper knowledge of the fundamental sciences on which earth science is based...
...quite possible that the dozens of other business men's organization in the United States should follow their lead? What then becomes of Main Street, Mr. Babbitt, and even Sinclair Lewis. With all its flummery and posing the joining spirit of contemporary America must have in it a deeper and more fundamental element. Dartmouth debaters travel New Hampshire to clash before business men's clubs on the International Debt Settlement. Rotary sends students for study in Europe. All this surely signifies something good and highly worth-while. The much abused American business organizations will certainly bear watching...
Undoubtedly this play holds possibilities for improvement over the present system of last minute cramming. It would eliminate a hurried review with the consequent mere superficial knowledge of the subject, and, by permitting a leisurely and thorough preparation, would tend toward deeper understanding of the courses studied. The proposed scheme would also bring greater fairness, for every member of the undergraduate body would have an equal amount of time for review, thus doing away with the necessity, in some cases, of attempting to prepare for four or five finals within several days. It is conceivable that this new plan might...
...Russian Turkestan, threaded the glaciered Tian-Shan range, crossed Chinese Turkestan and headed for Urga in Mongolia. One evening an armed band of Mongols surrounded their camel train, confiscated all arms and ammunition, waved aside the travelers' passports, tied their hands and soaked ropes to make them cut deeper. The Mongols explained they had never heard of America and were going to kill Messrs. Clark and Morden. These men discussed their insurance policies and "hoped they would shoot us and make it snappy." They tried to faint to escape the pains in their arms, but could not manage...