Word: distinctively
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With such an army of candidates for degrees in a variety of distinct schools. It is no wonder that little class spirit or even class consciousness exists in the student body as a whole. Even in the school of arts there was so little cohesion among the more than 300 seniors that all the traditional Class Day features had to be abandoned except the senior prom. Only twenty seniors had shown themselves sufficiently interested to buy tickets to the Class Day exercises as planned...
...report to the President this year, Director McAdie advocated that it would be beneficial to Harvard and to science, for the University authorities to consider the establishment of a Division of Aerography, "separate and distinct from Geography, Geology or Physics. This would place Harvard in a commanding position in a new field of applied science. While we cannot hope to produce aeronautical engineers or even pilots, undergraduates as well as graduates would receive knowledge of the fundamental operations of that most important operative factor in man's environment, the weather. We walk on the earth, and have done...
...difference in preparation between Yale and Harvard for an intercollegiate examination is simply the difference between two distinct attitudes toward the purpose of the last two years of college. At Harvard more emphasis is put upon a thorough comprehensive knowledge of one's main field of study, with other field occupying an ancillary position. The Harvard system devotes two years to an intensive study of a selected field in the belief that the-finest education is obtained by that man who at the end of four years has a detailed knowledge of one extensive field and a broad conception...
...short-story, "Children in Twilight," is excellent. The author, Otto E. Schoen-Rene, has produced a work of distinct literary merit, particularly his passages of pure description. It is a rare, thing to find "atmosphere" handled with so much skill that it does not appear to be obvious "literary effort." In addition to this story, is another very acceptable one by George C. Heck, Jr. One might wish that he had not ended it quite so abruptly, but it is, nevertheless, a very enjoyable tale. A delightful bit of nonsense, "The Ring and the Booklet" by Philip Nicholas...
...desire to see this. Try it once more and be converted. This is even true of some professional performances, but not a trace of it here. In fact it is a little too much when both male and female choruses enunciate so clearly that even the patter is distinct. But it is Since, the lyvles are so essential a part of these plays. It is most pleasant to be able to pick them up without effort, and with this in mind the producer has apparently put great stress upon this phase...