Word: distinctive
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...most important contributions of the Lowell administration, the House Plan and the Tutorial System, have been crystallized under President Conant, and their possibilities as well as their limitations are becoming increasingly distinct. Changes will be necessary. But only time will show which ones, and the Administration has shown its competency by refraining from violent altercations until the gradual breaking-in process over a period of years has shown where the fundamental weaknesses exist...
First day of the 40th U. S. Open was a surprise to the field of 164 players assembled from 28 golfing districts as the best the U.S. had to offer. Baltusrol's Upper course-entirely distinct from the Lower, where the Amateur was played ten years ago-proved unexpectedly easy. Fourteen scores were under par 72. After two rounds, the field was cut to the low 60. Seventeen golfers tied for 60th with 151. Defending Champion Sam Parks, who profited less from his title than any other Open winner since the War, was eliminated with a score...
Merely a cursory examination of the roster, however, produces certain distinct impressions. The whole world, eighteen countries in all, including the United States, is representated, a fact which itself indicates how great a demonstration Harvard will make on this occasion. Brains and the patience to apply them to the search for truth are monopolized by no country or race. Little Switzerland will receive five degrees, half as many as Germany; Denmark gets two as does Japan; the United States leads with fourteen followed by England with twelve. All fields of human knowledge are covered, at least indirectly. Science is heavily...
...Under the Axe of Fascism" deserves a niche in the library beside the worthy volumes of Mr. Finer, Mr. Elwin, and Miss Haider. It is a distinct contribution to the enlightened understanding of present day Italy...
...President has had only a few years to settle in his own mind the content of a curriculum for modern minds (and those years distracted by what would appear the heaviest administrative and public duties). . . . Where are the clear and distinct ideas? . . . The aureole of unity characteristic, or supposed to be characteristic, of an earlier time has caught the President's fancy . . . and he is out to save the world from bewilderment upon borrowed material. ... Do we want clear and distinct ideas or clear and fruitful thinking? ... I can myself make nothing of this nostalgic preference save a diverting...