Word: lifes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...purpose of the donors is expressed in a statement that they gave the fund "in the belief that the artistic development of a given nation in architecture, sculpture, and painting should be studied as an integral part of national life, closely allied to social conditions, intellectual tendencies, and literary movements...
...were it merely a case of "growing pains" in industry, not many people would regard the situation as a menace to American economic life. It is the shadowy connection with the Communist organizations of Russia that alarms the average American, and he sees in the Marion and Gastonia riots a threat of the violence that may spread to every section of our industrial life. The very thought of red Russian influence in American industry is a bugbear to the normal business...
...double blessing upon the institutions which they serve. Not only is their influence felt directly by the students who have the privilege of listening directly to them, but the inspiration planted in the hearts of these men ripens into a background of tradition which colors the whole subsequent life of the institution. More tangible perhaps are the various endowments and memorials which devoted followers establish in order to perpetuate the ideals which some great teacher strove to make part of the lives of those who came to him to learn. Such was the peculiarly appropriate founding of the Charles Eliot...
...terms of these gifts make it plain that their purpose is to teach a method of approach to life in general, an intangible matter certainly, but the characteristic of the really outstanding teacher is his ability to bring the most evanescent affairs within the range of grasp of his more human followers. Experience with the Charles Eliot Norton Professorship demonstrates that it is no easy matter to find a man capable of perpetuating the Norton tradition. It is not going to be easy to find the individual who can make Germanic Culture live as did Kuno Francke...
...into enemy territory and lacked the man-power to test the Harvard line to any degree. The three first downs which the opponents were able to pound out, however, were largely the result of sloppy tackling. On the offensive the Crimson line did not show a consistent life. Players frequently cross-charged ineffectively, allowing opposing forwards to sift through and it was only the shifty running of the backs which prevented a resultant loss of ground...