Word: manner
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Factory Practice" and "Water Transportation," are being given for the first time. The former will comprise a large amount of actual field work and investigation. Three courses, "Latin-American Trade Problems," "Railroad Accounting and Statistics" and "Public Utilities Operation" will be in new hands, and conducted in a different manner...
...beautiful--and wonderful to hear--in laugher or tears Mr. Lawford is the perfection of case, distinction, and effectiveness--in him is a touch of the whimsy that pervades Barrie's writings. Mr. Herbert as the well drawn husband is powerful and real in every detail of voice and manner. The surrounding company is adequate--with the single exception of Mr. Mc Dougall, who is sadly out of his depth throughout...
They declare that young people "trained in this manner would be as destitute of culture as a Hottentot." In Dr. Flexner's scheme, one of the four fields of instruction is called aesthetics, and under this head comes the study of painting, sculpture, literature, and music. His plan is to give young people the power of appreciating art in its many forms and allow the creative ability to follow or develop naturally. The cultural side of this new plan is not wholly neglected, but approached by the single path of appreciation...
...small matter for a man to absolutely sever himself from his habitual mode of life--for any reason. These men are changing the whole course of their existence--in a manner that will change the course of their thoughts--for a cause which bears no close relation to their lives. They are following an inspiration. As such they are idealists, true to the cause of idealism in looking for a greater good beyond the present. In such sacrifices as they, and uncounted other young men in every nation, are making, may be seen something stupendous. War becomes more than...
...fraud and chance coincidence through mediums, a great deal has been done through such mediums as Mrs. Piper, who was first discovered by Professor William James and others of equal importance. The various records of psychic phenomena which Dr. Hyslop set before the meeting revealed in a most interesting manner the basis for his belief that streams of consciousness survive the body. "I believe," said the noted psychologist in concluding, "that you cannot prove the existence of God without proving immortality of the soul." After his address Professor Hyslop answered all questions which anyone wished...