Word: developed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...shall receive a salary of $12,000 a year and "be learned and experienced in matters pertaining to the fine arts." The bill further states that "the purpose of the proposed Department of Fine Arts shall be to increase knowledge of the arts through official channels and to develop a taste for it, one of the greatest factors in the march of human progress...
...extracts from the deed of conveyance the Pierpont Morgan Library is described as "A public library, for reference only, without any circulation or withdrawal privileges ... to encourage and develop study and research and generally to conduct an institution of educational value to the public." The general public is excluded, however, and only that part of it who are students, "persons engaged in the work of research" and those interested in literature and kindred subjects are to be admitted "under suitable rules and regulations...
...writes. "They are relying on reputations, past performances, and percentages. I wish you would call the attention of your readers to the fact--for it is a fact--that where Fred Mitchell is a coach, percentages are a mightly poor guide. He doesn't need ready-made stars to develop a pitching staff...
...That's the sort of a coach the papers seem to think can't develop a pitching staff this year. Let them worry all they like--I am willing to entrust our chances to the pitchers Fred Mitchell will develop...
...were to venture criticism of the undergraduate mind as I have known it at Harvard, it would be only to repeat the customary European verdict on American students, that they are somewhat lacking in historical perspective. This is a thing that doubtless will develop as the effect of the tutor and the general examination becomes more evident; it is at present difficult to achieve in a curriculum so widely specialized as that of the Division of Fine Arts, but it is the important thing for the American student to get from his education, because it is so badly needed...