Word: idealisms
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...laws which that progress itself has revealed. So we may now distinguish between the skilled mechanic and the newer type, the engineer. The former is actuated by commercial motives only; the latter, the creation of the advance in natural sciences, possesses knowledge rather than skill and has for his ideal the ultimate benefit of mankind. This latter type is the man we refer to when we speak of the engineer; his profession is engineering...
...Underwood, who has had much experience in the woods, showed interesting pictures of an ideal trip through the forests of Maine and New Brunswick, and told some amusing stories of his trips, which, unlike the usual "fish" stories, were verified by the camera. His photographs of moose and deer, taken mostly at night by flashlight, were remarkable, and his story of a young bear, which he captured and "brought up," was both amusing and interesting. Mr. Underwood is a strong advocate of "hunting with a camera", and much prefers this method to the more cruel use of the rifle, which...
...heard even at the extremities of this space shows that there would be little difficulty in hearing the Commencement speakers, who address a much quieter audience. The weather will spoil the best laid plans, but for an outdoor gathering, this part of the Yard is almost ideal...
...France are especially peculiar. The mass of government employees can not be held responsible for the serious strikes of the last decade, but rather a small body of men who openly declare their revolutionary sentiments and who are in a position to force a strike. Of course the ideal way to deal with the strike problem would be to get rid of these revolutionary instigators. But under the present condition of affairs such a plan would be impossible. There is, then, but one way to meet the baneful influence of this element, namely, make it understood that the government will...
...test. This is particularly true among undergraduates in the smaller and more advanced lecture courses where interest in the subject is the chief motive relied upon to keep men up to date in their work. In spite of the fact that the present system may be adapted to the ideal attitude which students ought to hold toward their work, it is often little adapted to the actual situation. It is only human nature to do what appears to be disagreeable only when the call is imperative. The more thoroughly the system of conducting courses is adapted to the actualities...