Word: firm
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...husband and father, so true a friend, so indispensable an ally, his colleagues might indeed be thinking with appreciation of the scientific work he did in physiology, but the warm glow would be absent that now fills all our hearts. As it is, we are reminded that a firm, strong, serious man, a kindly and sympathetic advocate of all good causes, has long been in our midst, and that if his voice is no longer to be heard, the echo of its tones is still in our possession and will count as a real influence in our lives...
...Peabody '66, of the well-known firm of Peabody & Stearns, architects, Boston, was introduced to speak on "Relations of the Architect and the Engineer." He stated that beauty is found in practically all of the moving structures of engineering, but it is usually the reverse in stationary structures. Many engineers build simply for utility without regard to looks. A cure for this is co-operation with architects, which are not, as many engineers imagine, simply employed to adorn buildings...
...attitude of heart or else a pecuniary interest. In the first case, the thing to do is to ascertain the man's point of view. All men, said Jefferson, are divided into two natural parties; the democratic and the aristocratic. The former believes that society is built upon a firm foundation, the latter that it is suspended from the top. The democrat believes that if the condition of the common people is improved, society will be better; the aristocrat that, if you look after the well-to-do, some of their prosperity will leak down to the common people...
Count Apponyi first outlined the conditions under which the Hungarian nation came into existence. Owing to its geographical position, Hungary is the gateway between the East and West, a gateway which demands a firm hand to keep it closed. Many governments had been built up and had given way before the incursions of stronger races. Finally, the forefathers of the present inhabitants settled in there and became Western Christians. After a long invasion the Turks were driven out, and a firm buffer protected the West from the East. The preservation of Hungary thus brought about has been most remarkable...
...Rollins, of the firm of Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins, contracting engineers, of Boston, will deliver a lecture on "Engineering from the Business Point of View" in Robinson Hall this evening at 7.45 o'clock. This lecture, which will be illustrated by stereopticon views, will be given under the auspices of the Business School Club. Among Mr. Rollins's engineering accomplishments are the construction of the Charles River dam and the dry-dock of the Brooklyn Navy Yard...