Word: foremost
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...academies of the classic type, Dr. Sandys said, included primarily those of Florence, Venice, Naples, and Rome. The founding of the Academy of Florence by Cosimo dei Medici was one of the incidental and unexpected consequences of the Council of Florence, held in 1439. Foremost among the members of the academy was Politian, the general purport of whose poems may be gathered from a rendering of a single couplet: "O happy violets, which that hand hath prest...
Davis of Harvard, was the first speaker in rebuttal. He declared that the affirmative had failed to demonstrate by concrete examples that the free elective system solves all educational problems. On the other hand, the negative had proved that the tendency of the foremost educators of the United States is against this system. The negative had also emphasized the evil effects of the free elective system at Harvard, and had illustrated their arguments by specific cases. He advocated a system which would necessitate an organization and supervision of studies by men of more experience and judgment than undergraduate students...
Yearly, said Mr. Brooks, social questions are assuming a more prominent part in American politics, and foremost of these is the struggle between the various trades unions and employers' organizations or citizens' alliances. These employers' organizations have a two-fold object: the destruction of the trades unions and the establishment of the open shop which admits union and non-union men alike. It is questionable, however, whether the open shop is beneficial to the working classes. It results in the introduction of cheap foreign labor, and the lowering of wages. The closed shop, however, is distasteful to the public, Since...
...Foote '08 as Crispin was inimitable. His flirtation scene with Lisette, well taken by G. A. Schneider '07, showed both the players at their best. Foote's accent and delivery were very good, Foremost among the other players, E. R. Riegel '08 as Agathe brought to his part consistency, ease of diction and characterization of an order unusual in amateur theatricals. W. M. Shohl '06 as Albert acted smoothly and took advantage of the few good situations in his part. The Clitandre of M. Werthelm '06 and the Eraste of F. Dexter '08, showed rather good reading of the lines...
...place in the whole country offers such opportunities as Boston for obtaining training in ensemble playing. At the New England Conservatory they offer in struction in ensemble playing at very cheap rates, and the work is under the immediate direction of the composer, Chadwick, who is without question, our foremost native American conductor. In fact so far does he carry his instruction in his students' orchestra that young men players have passed from that to the famous Boston Symphony Orchestra. Chadwick's orchestra meets once a week and the musical student who enjoys this sort of music or wishes...