Word: lead
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Four years ago the progressive Republicans were strongly in favor of Taft, and the reactionaries were opposed. Now the situation is reversed, the reactionaries wishing Taft because he is less likely to harm them, and the Progressives wishing Roosevelt because they consider him a leader competent to lead them to a victory and to support their ideals...
Members of the Faculty will be invited, from time to time, to address the class and lead its discussions. The topics will not be confined to religious interests, but will deal with current questions and relations between religion and economics. Dr. Fitch urges every Freshman, whether or not he was a member of the class during the first half-year, to attend these informal meetings...
...before, it is an interesting experiment. It is interesting also because of the problem before this University of teaching men with good brains to know how to use them. In the first part of the year, this course gives a description of every career to which college learning can lead, with an account of preparatory academic courses and an outline of the types of temperament fitted for each career. In the second part of the year, instruction is given in some of the simple laws of attention, memory, association of ideas, and habit, which are dealt with from the point...
...Small Assembly Room on the third floor of Phillips Brooks House on Monday evenings, from February 19 to April 8 at 7 o'clock. This group will study "The Republics of South America," a new book by Dr. Robert E. Speer. Mr. A. McL. Nicholson, 2G.S., will lead this group. Mr. Nicholson has lived for twelve years in various parts of South America. This is an excellent opportunity for the several students who are planning to go to South America in various capacities after graduation...
...question then arises how can we start this interest. It is not a difficult task to convince a student that Italian paintings are worth while, or that he might get great benefit from studying the Meleager: he will admit that at the start. The trouble comes in trying to lead him towards the Museum, and bring him to the realization of what these treasures mean. However much men may acknowledge their negligence, they do not yet realize it. In some way a current must be started that will bring them to the Fogg Museum. The first step in this direction...