Word: opinioned
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When his short, 30-minute speech was over, Gustav Stresemann had unquestionably voiced the consensus of German opinion on these three vital topics. He soon received a vote of confidence 219 to 98. His speech was no less definitive and important than the Armistice Day Address in which President Calvin Coolidge spoke for the U. S. (TIME, Nov. 26) upon two of the very topics keynoted by Dr. Stresemann-Limitation of Armaments and Inter-Allied Debts...
Women musicians of the first rank are so rare that their existence is denied by many ardent protagonists of masculine superiority, but if there are such things as first rate women artists outside the specialized field of vocal music, the consensus of critical opinion places Miss Varady among them. Although her appearance today is primarily in connection with Music 4, those responsible for the conduct of the course extend the usual cordial invitation to all members of the University. Even if it makes one late for luncheon at some gay gathering elsewhere in New England, the Vagabond recommends attendance...
...student of a sister University was recently heard to declare that he hated Harvard men. Being asked to state the reasons which led him to hold this opinion, he said that they dressed too confounded well: and with this frank confession of jealousy the conversation came...
...uplift and order civilization. As magistrate, he justified Plato's ideal of government by philosophers - until political jealousy put him out of office. Bitterly disappointed, he died in sorrow, little guessing that it would be said of him: "Confucius is China." But such is Author Beck's opinion. Best known for her biographies (by "E. Barrington"), she has long been a student of the Orient. Her present volume is avowedly "popular," readable; but the interpretation is sound, the information valuable...
...Story of Philosophy" suggested somewhat patronizingly that Durant had brought philosophy to Main Street but had not succeeded in bringing Main Street to Philosophy. Dewey, in looking on this field has combined both with a great deal of grace. The students of Philosophy A will quite probably support the opinion that to bring Philosophy to Main Street is not entirely to be regretted. And in doing so Dewey has not soiled the purity of intellectual emotion,--merely strained off the soporific wanderings of contemporary philosophy to bring to light certain basic principles common to modern civilization. Values and standards have...