Word: realm
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...influence of Harvard men in the realm of letters and scholarship is well set forth in the current American Review of Reviews which devotes several of its pages to a review of the recent authoritative books on social and economic subjects, and to some of the worthy works in the sphere of literature. In connection with the problem of railroads, the review points out that the whole subject of railroad rates and regulations is covered with great thoroughness and clarity in a volume of Professor William Z. Ripley. Among the works treating industrial questions, is noted as worthy of commendation...
...year's work, and its result determines the success or failure of that work. In the move to make intellectual activity as popular and attractive as competition in athletics, we take it upon ourselves to suggest that a similar final and supreme test be established in the realm of scholarly pursuits. Several years ago Professor Josiah Royce made this same suggestion, when he proposed that a literary competition be instituted between Harvard and Yale, and that a suitable prize be offered for the winning work...
...more. The Press will give the public the books by Harvard professors, who can now have the advantage of local and efficient publishers. But this is the least of the Press. To undergraduates its books may not always be interesting; but they will be of use in the realm of thought. The Oxford Press has gained a vast influence in the outside world; it has brought prestige to its University and it has contributed to universal knowledge. Our own Press during its short existence has thus been effective. The founding of the Harvard Press is another step toward the wider...
...dates with the particular topic for each date are as follows: November 18, "The Problem and the Method." November 21, "The Idea of the Universal Community." November 25, "The Moral Burden of the Individual." November 27, "The Realm of Grace." December 2, "Time and Guilt." December 5, "Atonement," December 9, "The Christian Doctrine of Life." December 12, "The Modern Mind and the Christian Ideas...
...competition or not. The candidate selected as first assistant manager will in all probability be elected manager for next year. The competition lasts for five weeks, closing November 23. Candidates should plan to give as much time as possible to the work. Sporadic and disheartened excursions into the realm of business are usually fruitless...