Word: lifeness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Born in Vologda Province, Russia, in 1889. Professor Sorokin has spend most of his life in Europe, until 1922, when he was exiled from his country by the Soviet government, because of literature which he had published. Educated at the Teachers College and Psycho-Neurological Institute in St. Peters burg, and also at the University of St. Petersburg, he received the degrees of Doctor of Sociology and Master of Criminal...
...shown that alumni education is a field which is pregnant with possibilities, but which has been far too long neglected. To make such a scheme of adult education an assured success involves changing the view, that the college has fulfilled its purpose in the four brief years of academic life...
...seems to The Vagabond that life has developed into just one football game after another--with hour examinations in between. Not that the restless rover has any objections to football in itself. Far from it. It is the inbetween that is so upsetting. Along with the turbulent conditions of the stock market these tussels with blue books have succeeded in demoralizing a fondly conceived plan of the Vagabond's. Whereby hangs a tale...
Among the people who wander about Harvard Square. The Vagabond probably covers more ground than any other single person. So in the course of his daily Vagabonding numerous occasions arise when his life is endangered and his pursuit of academic happiness is considerably delayed. This, he felt, was a situation of grave importance...
...life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending An Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of his Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with many Eminent Persons. And Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never before Published. The whole Exhibiting a view of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Nearly Half a Century, During Which he Flourished," is the title of an exceptionally valuable edition...