Word: minded
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...always a fault in the work of Moliere, and of the school to which he was trained, that after the characters and the main theme of the play were worked out, the piece was then brought to a close by the first device which occurred to the mind of the playwright, such as the finding of a letter or of a long lost relative. Little regard was paid to the logical outcome of characters or situations; still less to poetic justice. In this point Fielding really improved his model, according to modern notions...
...popular mind athletic interest centers round the baseball and football teams and the crew. The undue prominence given to the few who engage in these sports has greatly deceived the public in regard to the athletic development of the many students engaged in gymnasium work. The great object in the physical development of students is to fit them for work in the mental world. The researches of scientists have shown that there is a reciprocal relation between body and mind...
Though these additions have much bettered the accomodations which existed before, there is, however, an immediate demand for still further enlargement. No definite plans have been made, on account of lack of ready funds, but the governing board of the school already has in mind the erection of two new buildings, which it is hoped will soon be obtained. One is to be an Architectural building; the other for the Engineering Department, mechanical and electrical...
...correspondent from the Graduate School is certainly right in urging an observance here of the "Day of Prayer for Colleges." An occasion upon which the colleges of the country are so generally brought to mind and their welfare prayed for elsewhere should not be ignored by the very objects of the day's observances. Our religious societies which, as our correspondent remarks, have shown so much activity in practical ways, would naturally, it would seem, take special notice of the day, whether by concerted action or otherwise. It should not be forgotten, however, that Thursday...
Professor Morgan is well known as a psychologist, and has given much time to the study of mind and instinct in animals. He has written several authoritative books upon this and kindred subjects. He is this year delivering a course of Lowell Lectures on "Habit and instinct in Animals...