Word: professionalism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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The chances of breaking into the writing or journalistic field are just the same as for any other profession, stated Christopher Morley in between autographs at Jordan Marsh's.
His asking her to be the mother of his chicks (he having decided to enter her profession) is one of the few directly humorous touches in the play. To return to the hero, he buys a sure winner to recoup all his expenses in the coming dog show, but learns...
Mechanical engineering is also a basic profession in modern industry. It is concerned with such activities as the development and transmission of power, the design and construction of machinery, and the operation of industrial plants. Although the subject matter of mechanical and civil engineering may differ greatly there is much...
One of the most interesting of the elementary courses offered by the civil engineering department to students in the College is the Summer course in Surveying, at Squam Lake. This course offers an opportunity for engineering science students to test themselves against the problems and life of their contemplated profession...
...every modern nation is far different from that which existed a century or so ago. Then, it is true, universities were solely for scholars or possibly teachers. But certainly the thought of extending them to any other profession was not considered. Medicine, law, and the other branches of professional careers were taught by practise. Today, however, it is unquestioned that these fields can only be developed by men who have first of all a firm background of the sciences and technical training which is primarily obtained in universities. In governmental departments this should be particularly applicable...