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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...matter of difficulty, which has undoubtedly scared many students away from the Classics, it should be said that anyone with a normal ability to handle languages can certainly cope with one or if he is really interested, both the ancient languages. The splitting of fields such as the study of the history and literature of Greece or Rome, is encouraged by the Department...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fields of Concentration | 6/3/1938 | See Source »

...appreciation of Greek style. Either this or Latin 3 is required for honors. Plate and Aristotle and a survey of Greek Philosophy from Thales to Aristotle are handled in Greek 8. In spite of the statement in the University's Course Register, little attention is paid to the subject matter of the authors read, and the recommendation was made that it should be given to the Philosophy Department. The course is not difficult, more material could be covered, and Professor Greene was characterized as having a fine voice and a remarkable absorption of second-hand ideas...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fields of Concentration | 6/3/1938 | See Source »

Concentrators are edvised to branch out and take such courses as Philosophy 15 and Fine Arts 1d. An elementary course in Philosophy is useful no matter what the field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Articles on Fields of Concentration | 5/31/1938 | See Source »

Burgess Meredith and Lillian Gish portray quite sympathetically the couple who do well in poverty without knowing it but ruin themselves when they join the moneyed interests. Russell Collins is excellent as the uncouth fellow who remains fanatically honest, no matter where he finds himself...

Author: By E. C. B., | Title: The Playgoer | 5/31/1938 | See Source »

...long ago as 1934. National Power, an Electric Bond & Share affiliate, agreed to sell its Knoxville subsidiary, Tennessee Public Service Co. But fixing the price was no simple matter. Mr. Mynatt's first offer was $5,250,000; National Power turned it down. But Mr. Mynatt meant business. With a $3,225,000 bond issue and a PWTA loan, he started building a municipal power plant. National Power accepted the next offer-$6,000,000; Mr. Mynatt promptly stopped work on his plant. This time National Power's preferred stockholders thought the price was too low. Mr. Mynatt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Constructive Work | 5/30/1938 | See Source »

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