Word: gilson
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...plans for entertaining such a Congress called for September in Cambridge, Mass. The invitations have gone out; 200 philosophers are expected. From Europe will probably come Rector Lapie of the University of Paris and Rector Del Vecchio of the University of Rome; Professors Giovanni Gentile (ethics) of Italy; Etienne Gilson of the Sorbonne and Levy Bruhl of the French Institute; William D. Ross, J. A. Smith and Ferdinand C. Schiller of Oxford; John Burnet of St. Andrews. From the various philosophical departments of U. S. universities and colleges: Professor Guy A. Tawney of Cincinnati, President of the western branch...
...stage, after all, is small; the characters too often, unreal. Alurid himself appears a bit inflated by his author's fervor in creating him. His son, Gilson, in his love for the little Japanese girl, is not always completely convincing. The story itself often lacks clarity, becomes entangled in the mazes of an evident flair for originality. Yet it is interesting, at times, revealing. And any novel which includes a character like the good Captain Horn who had one very bad night must eventually satisfy, even as does this one from the many refreshing descriptions of the many refreshing descriptions...
Lieut. Proetor C. Gilson...