Word: leading
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Straus & Co. had not agreed with him entirely. Mr. Straus' house, beyond cavil, underwrites more mortgage bonds than any other concern in the country. His estimate of the nation's building situation is considered, by most men, to be authoritative, and, last week he stated: "Current conditions lead me to the conclusion that there should be a temporary breathing spell in construction [of office buildings, hotels, apartment houses] throughout the U. S. . . that accommodations may not become abnormally in excess of demand. I wish to make it plain that I do not look for any radical drop...
Indeed Mr. Peterkin writes with the salutary advantage of criticism as his major promise. He is concerned primarily with the future of the tutor. "As the system now stands," he says, "tutoring in English presents itself to the tutor as a cul de sac, since it appears to lead nowhere, either at Harvard or else-where." Such a situation is one that menaces the system. For if both remuneration and prospects are slight, the talent attracted will be slight, the services of graduate students will be required, and the principal advantages and merits of the system will be vitiated...
...superficial consideration might lead to the conclusion that it is merely an attempt to meet the needs of those who desire what is sometimes termed a "gentleman's knowledge" of Literature, as compared with those who aim at a more detailed or scholarly knowledge, but such a view misses the real significance of the change. Intentionally or otherwise, the new plan is a recognition and enunciation of the principle that Language as Language and Language as Literature are two distinct things, that Philology and Linguistics are a specialized field, calling for a special aptitude, and that a real appreciation...
...minute later, with Howard still off the ice, Morrill kept the Crimson lead safe by brilliantly blocking a close shot from Viano's stick...
...somewhat more collegiate atmosphere, scholarship is on a high plane and college athletic contests, which most men planning to enter college attend, offer a chance to see a bit of college life at first hand, although we must admit it is a rather small part and one which may lead to a serious misconception...