Word: fine
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...number of National Socialists who killed his boss, Engelbert Dollfuss. Meanwhile, still a closely-watched prisoner in his Belvedere Castle, Herr Schuschnigg was being permitted the comfort of daily visits from his blonde, 34-year-old fiancee, Countess Vera Fugger von Babenhausen, whose talent for fine music was Schuschnigg's solace following the death of his wife in a motor crash three years ago. But he has few other liberties. "How could we let Schuschnigg go free now?" reasoned solicitous Nazi officials. "He probably would not be able to walk the streets for a minute without being attacked...
Philosophy, a relatively small but recently growing field, is, like Sociology, Psychology, and the Fine Arts, one which offers a background for a variety of occupations. Many concentrators enter Law School, which encourages concentration in other fields besides Government. It is also recommended for teaching and for theology. But it is different from Sociology and the Fine Arts in that the student cannot benefit from it without a real understanding, which can only be acquired through much concentration. It is a rigorous field and requires more than average time...
Those who want to limit themselves to more definite aspects of Philosophy may combine it with Classics, Fine Arts, English, Sociology, History, Government, Economics, or other fields...
Course 10, Experimental Psychology and Introductory Laboratory, is also a worth while course to take early, is well taught and not hard, occupying two hours on two afternoons a week. The laboratory equipment could stand improvement, however. Stevens is a fine research man, but does not have any extra time for students in this course...
...Moonlight Sonata," now at the Fine Arts, rests securely in the able hands of Ignace Jan Paderewski. The picture, a Pall Mall Production, makes little pretense at being anything but a means of presenting an action close-up of the world's greatest living pianist. At this it succeeds fairly well, though one would like to see more of Paderewski and less of the rest of the picture. Particularly interesting are close-ups of the pianist's hands, as he plays his Minuet in G, and selections from Lizst, Chopin, and Beethoven. The exquisite tone of Paderewski's music survives...