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...been a beacon light to many who seek their way amid the tossing waters that surround us. Loving beauty in literature and in art, and seeing the need of it for the delight of life and the refinement of character, he has never allowed his apostleship of beauty to divert him from the pursuit of goodness and truth...
...second of a series of four lectures, illustrated by stereopticon views, on "Paris during the Reign of Terror," the subject for tonight being "The Republican Festivals." The lecture will describe the painful condition of the people during the Reign of Terror, and the great festivals that were arranged to divert their attention...
...second lecture, on "The Republican Festivals," will describe the painful condition of the people during the Reign of Terror, and the great festivals which were arranged to divert their attention...
...proposed system is inexpedient. - (a) Very expensive. - (b) Unwisely increases the civil service. - (c) Would divert public attention from more pressing questions. - (1) Finance. - (2) Tariff. - (3) Labor. - (d) Irrigation might be introduced for political motives. - (e) Gov't construction is usually lavish: Forum, XII, 740. - (f) Gov't control not economical: ibid. - (g) Example of India not applicable: Whitney's "United States...
...contest is in progress in the Connecticut Legislature to stay and divert the state's annual grant of $20,000 to the Yale Scientific School...