Word: salients
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...general review of the important events of national and international interest, which have happened during the past few months. The entire emphasis of the meeting will be placed upon the informal discussion which will follow Mr. Kline's talk. This discussion, besides offering a more detailed examination of the salient points of interest, will afford an opportunity for training in extemporaneous speaking before an audience...
...Spelman writes entertainingly of the opera of the future and presumes that his discussion is based on a "careful examination of the facts of the case." But we question the completeness of his knowledge of all the salient facts. After placing melody as the "divinest element" in music, he continues: "The next most important element in dramatic music is dissonance. The more acute the dissonance, the more intense the emotional effect." We are not sure what he means by this, but take it that he has reference to passages containing complex harmonies and unusual or complicated progressions. But therein...
...salient feature of the figures is the steady gain which has taken place among the western universities during the past year. With the exception of Columbia, for which exact registration figures have not yet been secured, all the eastern universities either show a slight loss or else have remained almost stationary. Dartmouth has shown the greatest loss, being smaller this year by over 100 students, while Columbia has made the greatest gain, followed by the University of California. 1. Columbia, 10,000 2. University of California, 6,659 3. University of Michigan, 4,931 4. Cornell, 4,518 5. Harvard...
...dinner held in the Trophy Room of the Union at 6 o'clock was attended by about 40 men. Professor G. F. Moore h.'06, presided and among others, President Fitch of Andover Theological Seminary spoke and emphasized several salient points in connection with Bible Study work...
...Periodically people overdo this speculation and a panic ensues. The salient feature of business today is that the monopolies are growing, and with them over-capitalization, entailing an enormous amount of speculation and lying up capital in speculative enterprises. This question of monopolies will undoubtedly come up for settlement within the next decade or two, and it is the duty of all men, whether they believe in the theory or not, to study the question, and learn as much about it as possible...