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During the Renaissance, and long afterwards, education centered about the study of the classics, but in the nineteenth century the revolt of the sciences and their increasing importance brought about the downfall of this ordered scheme, introduced chaos and opposition were spread among the fields of learning. Today we would re-unite them, feeling--that knowledge should not be divided into water-tight compartments. The historical approach provides a convenient common denominator. Direct, easily grasped and universally applicable, it already dominates the teaching of the arts, and with the current fad for the History of Philosophy and of Science...
...which they are accustomed. But after a few years of adjustment, the thinkers will recognize that all their free hours are not needed for relaxation; and they will then begin to use some of their time for study. This was the case with the Scotch farmers of the nineteenth century who learned to use their long winter evenings for study instead of for outworn amusements, and thus developed one of the most cultured middle classes ever known. There is no reason why the modern working classes cannot do the same...
...Harlow Shapley, Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy, has just received by way of the French embassy the Prix Janssen, the gold medal of the Societe Astronomique de France, which was awarded to him this summer. The Prix Janssen was named for a distinguished French astronomer of the nineteenth century whose outstanding discovery was that of the method of observing solar prominences without total solar eclipses, a contribution of great importance in respect to studies...
Harvard contributes the two leading articles in the "Atlantic Monthly" for October. W. Y. Elliott, head of the Department of Government, "a twentieth century son of the nineteenth century Liberals," points out in "This Economic Nationalism," that Dean Donham and J. M. Keynes have overlooked the drastic political and social results of the policy of isolation that they have been so strongly advocating. He warns us that we are headed for more unemployment if we attempt economic isolation without submitting to dictatorial methods. Because of Congressional "meddling" the economic nationalism of the past twelve years has led us to desire...
...17th century, the war activity index is at 10, and at the opening of the 19th century, the number has risen gradually to reach 200, showing that war at this time is 200 times as intense as during the middle ages. However, during the second half of the nineteenth century, there is a considerable drop. This is the reason for the sudden appearance at this time of many theories concerning the approach of the millenium and the era of everlasting peace. However, at this time, the index number was still considerably higher than during the middle ages...