Word: popularization
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...These popular lectures, which are conducted upon a subscription basis, aim, in the leisure of collegiate, as well as non-collegiate, people to give them further education and keep them in touch with the latest developments of art, literature, music, science, and, through lectures in current events, with the changing scene of politics and international relations...
...today was especially raw, but by strenuous efforts on the part of the oarsmen all danger of freezing has been dispelled. A large bonfire was built yesterday in front of the second University quarters, after several expeditions were made for drift and scrap wood, and this fire proved so popular that it has been kept burning steadily for two days. At present there is plenty of fuel, but it is earnestly hoped that what remains will not have to be used...
First Group Most Popular...
...first group, always the most popular, has gained slightly over last year, a record number of 276 men choosing this field. Romance Languages shows the greatest gain in this group...
...library and periodical room, which are unparalleled elsewhere in the University, are well known to everyone. A few have suggested the possibility of transferring the books and papers to the Widener Reading Room. Instead of an accessible library and informal surroundings, we should then be forced to obtain these popular books through the tedious machinery of the college library and to read the London Times beside a man studying the economic conditions in Germany...