Word: scholarly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...incorrect in this, I would like to hear from a scholar of Latin...
...other in the seat of power only to be ousted in turn by some ambitions subordinate or rival. Out of this chaotic scene Professor Holcombe here tries to isolate the significant incidents and to demonstrate the continuity of development that lies behind them. The book is more than a scholar's reference work, for the facts collected are analyzed and interpreted by a critical mind that is well versed in governmental problems. In his hands the future of China resumes a question of absorbing interest not only for its significance on world politics but also as the story...
...biblical foundation, Mr. Morison proceeds by deductive reasoning to solve the mystery of the stone. At times the story is intensely absorbing, then again it becomes dull because of the slow and pedantic mauncy in which the answer is finally reached. The author is too much of a scholar to keep up the vivid and interesting style of the early chapters...
...closing a special meaning. Since 1926 Professor Bliss Perry has held the Francis Lee Higginson Professorship of English Literature. As editor and teacher, the passing years have found him well-liked in his success; as professor emeritus, future years will find him well-remembered in his retirement. A scholar as well as a speaker often inspiring, he brought the best of himself into the classroom, and left the touch of his kindly, whimsical personality upon the great men of letters whom he interpreted. His students will remember him for the human quality which he never sacrificed for pedagogical catch-word...
...Harvard team was organized early this spring under the direction of T. L. Jarman 1G, a graduate of New College, Oxford, and a Davison scholar at Harvard. A squad of about 30 men has been practicing regularly since then...