Word: possessed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Sprague was drawn from his post in England by the promise of an opportunity to assist in the shaping of a new monetary policy. The news that he had accepted was a powerful stimulant to public confidence in the administration. But Dr. Sprague soon found that he did not possess a really commanding place in Washington, and saw in progress a money policy with which he was "in fundamental disagreement." There was no alternative to resignation. But resigning from a national administration is not like resigning from a Shakespeare Memorial Society, an example by which most of the talk...
...interested in facts or possess as much intestinal fortitude as you have shown gullibility, you will publish this reply in full without garbling or editing it, giving it equal prominence with the original story, regardless of its length. AMON G. CARTER President Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth...
...student. That need is not so much a knowledge of the conditions in the professions, or in civil engineering, or in salesmanship, for in a general way everyone knows what abilities are demanded. The important question which haunts the minds of hundreds of students is, "Do I possess these abilities...
Whether such a measure will eventually lead to a more complete academic freedom in the high schools seems unlikely. That the plan may work with young children has already been partially, but not satisfactorily, demonstrated. The average young man, however, does not possess sufficient foresight to wish to educate himself, and must have some immediate reward or threat to lead him on. That such is the case even with college men may be seen by the fact that the Tutorial System has not succeeded chiefly because the work offers no compensation, and is constructed both at the pleasure...
...essence of Classic civilization and culture. It is not likely that much would be lost by not doing the reading in the original, for in a course of this sort only the most important men would be read and for them there exist admirable translations; many of them possess intrinsic literary value of their own. Because of this and because of the broad general scope of the course it would prove worthwhile to men already well versed in the Classics; in fact, these men would derive the most benefit from...