Word: oriented
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...schools established by missionary agencies throughout the Orient and other parts of the world are beginning to have closer and closer contact with American institutions. Within the last decade several boards have begun the policy of making term-appointments to the educational staff of their colleges abroad; the general requirement of life service having been changed to a definite period of months, or one, two, or three years. The case of each candidate is considered on its own merits; and is acted on by the regular authorities. The plan of one and two year appointment has been approved by several...
President W. H. P. Faunce, of Brown, will address the meeting, using as his topic "Glimpses of Education in the Orient." All men in the University are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to learn of the educational phase of life in the far East especially interesting to university men because of the numerous educational positions there which are open to college graduates...
...Meeting of Graduate School Society in Phillips Brooks House. President W. H. P. Faunce, of Brown, on "Glimpses of Education in the Orient...
...Meeting of Graduate School Society in Phillips Brooks House. President W. H. P. Faunce, of Brown, on "Glimpses of Education in the Orient...
...whose scene is laid, in the Orient there is often a strong tendency is over-emphasize in the music the Eastern color and rhythm to the point of aggressiveness; at least one evidence of skillful planning here is found in the fact that American ragtime of the "raggiest" sort, in connection with waltzes and two-steps, is constantly used to offset the inevitable monotony of Oriental rhythm and melody; thus, the first virtue of this music is its variety. And furthermore it is charming and melodious music, sometimes a bit evasive as to tonality, but thoroughly spontaneous...