Word: indifferentism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Mr. Embree's listeners were not amused when he told them the South had no university that approached the scholarly eminence of Harvard, Chicago, Columbia, California, Yale or any of a score of institutions in the North and West. They were shocked when brash Mr. Embree asserted that today...
Because of the comparative freedom of range within the field, each man seemed excited about his work, and with the help of the tutor this enthusiasm can be well developed and directed. The tutors in general are highly praised. In the English field Perkins is fine for the 18th century...
Newton's greatest gifts were in mathematics and physics, but he was frequently bored with or indifferent to these branches of learning, and spent most of his time on alchemy, history, theology and mysticism. He edited geographical works, made telescopes and ear trumpets, dissected animal organs and studied cider...
Dr. Prescott and his colleagues found human emotions a largely unmapped wilderness, its few known contours indicating that feeling's springs feed learning's river. Thus, whether an individual learns anything depends a great deal on whether he has a motive for learning it. One significant test showed...
Throughout the evening MacDonald released his mouse every 20 seconds, frequently hauled out a fresh one. But the spectators got so excited over the mouse's antics that they forgot to place their bets regularly. Manager Smith, annoyed, swore: "There will never be another mouse game in this club...