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Psychology may claim as its best point its informality and breadth. Some of its departments are far nearer philosophy than science; others vie with the most exact of the sciences in accuracy. The field is not difficult; its material is of cultural and academic, rather than of practical value, dealing with principles and schools of thought, rather than with the application of these principles. It attempts to give the student some insight into the workings of the mind, both human and animal, an insight which, although it may or may not be of assistance in attaining one's first million...
...cattle, sheep, rice, tobacco and milk and its products. Picked as a standard to which agricultural prices were to rise to restore their parity with industry was the average pre-War level of 1909-14. Five bushels of wheat then bought a good pair of shoes which today cost nearer twelve. Secretary...
...sons of Eli and Nassan, however, hold a decided advantage over the Harvardians, for they are not only nearer to New York, the fashion center of the East, but also have had no supposedly humorous publicity campaigns to emphasize the acme of vulgarity in their respective institutions. But the local Bearers of the Braces all agree that Harvard men need only one thing to regain their lost leadership in collegiate styles, and that is the courage to wear the latest fashions when they first come...
...made unsuccessful attempts to get into the House and Senate from a dominantly Republican State. He was an early and ardent Roosevelt boomer. A good lawyer if not a great one, he will become Governor General of the Philippines as soon as President Roosevelt finds some one nearer the Walsh calibre...
...Intellectual power grows like lima beans. ... I believe that every boy should be introduced to the elements of the sciences nearer six than 16 years...