Word: method
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...chief value of the pictures found rests not in their artistic merit, but in the idea which they give of the method in which artists of the time treated their subjects. They were painted in the impressionistic style. Here are found two distinct kinds of pictures, those dealing with occurrences of everyday life and those treating mythological subjects...
...Wednesdays, at 4 p. m., have also been arranged. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, H. E. Cushman, of the Graduate School, will be the speaker; the subject will be. "Casuistry: A Study in Ethics." On April 7, Professor C. R. Lanman will speak on "The Practical Teachings of Buddha: Their Method and their Contents...
...Sailor Mission branch of the Christian Association, in its missionary work among the sailors at T Wharf, Boston, is quietly carrying out a very laudable undertaking. Not only is the idea of the Sailor Mission a good one, but the method of the work is extremely sensible and practical. Its "missionary work" is not an attempt to inflate those among whom they work with a transient religious fervor, but to better them spiritually, morally, mentally and, indirectly as a result, physically. The work is truly "humanitarian and philanthropic." That it is of value the recognition of the Fish Commission attests...
...This method of management has some minor faults, however, though not, we believe, irremediable. For one thing the students believe the extreme secrecy with which it conducts its affairs, particularly its intercollegiate correspondence, in a large part is unnecessary. They feel that the college athletics are primarily the affairs of the undergraduates, that the Athletic Committee is in a way responsible to them, and that they therefore have a right to know what it is doing in all important matters. They realize however that intercollegiate athletics are not conducted as frankly and openly as true amateur sport demands they should...
...report of the Director of the Student Volunteer Committee which is about to be published, contains a comprehensive account of the work of the committee, its history and its present method of assisting the philanthropic enterprises carried out by Harvard students. Following is a review of the report...