Word: real
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...should be a revelation. As editor of the now will-known and influential Collier's Weekly, Mr. Hapgood stands among those few journalists who have attained a reputation for fair-mindedness, sincerity and strength. He represents the type of man who can do and is doing the nation a real service, by appealing to the people for fair play, unselfishly and without prejudice for class or clan. Modern journalism needs the help of such men, who, as many believe, are not lowering themselves to the journalistic standard, but are raising that standard to the plane it deserves...
Professor Bury first spoke on "The Influence of Greek Art on Roman History." Cato was the first Latin historian whose national feelings inspired him to write in Latin. Sallust and Livy followed his example, although the real change was only in the medium of expression. Tacitus, who succeeded these men in Roman historiography, resembled Sallust, but greatly excelled Livy both in narration and rhetoric, though he constantly sacrificed facts to style. The Christianizing movement, he said in concluding this subject, compressed history into a new framework and gave it an entirely different perspective...
...taking up his second subject, "Ancient and Modern Views on the Use and Purpose of History," Professor Bury dealt with the question of the real use of history...
...false analogy, has become less and less adapted to present functions." "Secondly," says President Eliot, "city business being now much more elaborate, extensive, and complicated than it was originally, inexperienced, frequently changing executive bodies, such as subcommittees of city legislative bodies, have become worse than useless; because the real business can only be done by experts." "Thirdly, the old idea of local representation and local government is inapplicable to modern cities...
...practice baseball game between the two teams of the University squad yesterday afternoon resulted in a victory for Team A by the score of 3 to 0. For the first real game the fielding was remarkably good, although the batting was rather deficient. With the exception of a misplay by Pond and Kemble in the seventh inning, which looked much like an error, both teams played errorless ball. Only nine hits were secured by both teams, but four of these were good for extra bases. Hartford and Brennan started the game as the opposing pitchers, but were soon replaced...