Word: interprets
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Little need be said about his scholarship; his books speak for themselves. He did for American literature much what Taine did for that of England. He could interpret without distortion, and while he charmed the reader with his own style he inspired him to read the originals discussed. Though a critic, he was ever impatient of those who use criticism as a substitute for the reading of the classics, and it is the glory of his criticism that he kept it ever an open door to the knowledge of literary masterpieces at first hand. He was a master of trenchant...
That purpose has been differently apprehended at different times in the history of theological education. At first it meant a thorough knowledge of the Hebrew and Greek languages, and consequent ability to interpret the Bible correctly. That idea has almost disappeared. Few recent graduates of the Harvard Divinity School have studied Hebrew, and a knowledge of Greek is not required for its degree. There are, however, subjects which a learned minister is expected to know--the Bible, church history, theology,--and which form a large part of the curriculum of all Divinity schools, but of late there have been significant...
Refereeing is a very difficult problem to contend with. How many officials interpret the rules alike? No two in my mind. Some are very lenient, others very strict. I may say the officiating is very unsatisfactory as the players cannot tell just how to play. All this has a tendency to retard the progress of the game as a national indoor pastime. There is no reason why basketball should not be as popular with the youth of our nation in the fall and winter months as baseball is in the summer. There is no question about its attractiveness...
...course in order to free it from the stigma of classification as a snap. The system is wrong that compels a professor to act toward his classes as a policeman continually watching for minor infringements of obscure ordinances that would never be necessary if the student could learn to interpret broadly and honestly the spirit of a few inclusive laws...
...voted that instead of translating some Greek or Latin author into English at the literary meetings as has been the practice hitherto, the members shall interpret and discuss in Latin one of the less difficult authors. The Fables of Phaedrus were selected for that purpose...