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Word: properous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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...sought after in life, are to be obtained through study. To educate humanity so as to give it an adequate consciousness of itself and to make it useful and happy are the aims which Comenius had always in view. The system of teaching he recommended was by a proper consideration of the learner and and the subject-matter. This method will always be successful since it is in sympathy with nature. Individual tastes and capacities were to be kept in mind and correlation and coordination were indispensable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: John Amos Comenius. | 3/4/1892 | See Source »

...century and a half elapsed during which he was little thought of and later reformers spent their time rediscovering the ideas and principles for which he became famous. Now, however, the world is awakening to a realization of his greatness and he is finally being assigned to his proper position...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: John Amos Comenius. | 3/4/1892 | See Source »

...present itself to be worked up. If the boys have run while in school, they will be much more apt to come forward as competitors in college, than if their attention had never before been called to running or jumping. While interscholastic athletics should always be kept within proper limits, it is for the interest of collegiate athletics to give them hearty encouragement and support...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/3/1892 | See Source »

...would argue that this business system makes German administration perfect but it is a stride in the right direction. You cannot get a good man without offering him a good place, and as long as the United States refuses to offer any worthy inducement to proper men, the present unsatisfactory state of municipal government will remain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor Peabody on City Government. | 3/2/1892 | See Source »

Warm congratulations are due to the H. A. A. for the success which has attended their firm stand for proper sport...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/1/1892 | See Source »

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