Word: social
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...probably overlooked the fact that "Sarah" means "Princess" and "Israel" means "Prince of God" in Hebrew. But what else could one expect from one of his social background...
...which assures every citizen freedom of thought and speech," the oath does not appear to deviate too far from the precepts of democracy. But, unfortunately, this law has quite a different de facto meaning when it is enforced in a community where there is strong local feeling against alien social systems like Communism and Socialism. Using the pledge to uphold the Constitution as a convenient excuse, local authorities have time and time again made this law an effective barrier against teaching any theory or fact that might tend to alter the established order. Thus in practice the Teachers' Oath...
...suggestion that a course on social hygiene be made compulsory at Princeton-a suggestion contained in a letter to the Princetonian recently-raises a large problem. In recent years courses in marriage have come more and more to be taken seriously, and Harvard's Sociology Department will soon decide whether or not to give such a course here. No longer merely a joke, the question is worth straightforward consideration...
...Princetonian correspondent twisted the basic conception of a marriage course when he suggested merely a study of hygiene. To be complete, this side of marriage must be considered; but the psychological and social aspects are also important. Historians have pointed out that family life is the foundation of society; recognition of this fact is found at Harvard in Soc. 13. To complement this course, there is need for another which will consider the family from a more individual standpoint...
...will be the responsibility of this course to see that the psychological, juridical, and social aspects of the problem are considered. To this end, the services of men from the medical, law, and other graduate schools must be enlisted. But the Sociology Department is the logical executor of the course; it is best suited to the task of coordinating the various aspects and bringing them into a logical whole. Only when this is done will marriage instruction be raised from the level of a bull session, a matter for ridicule, to the position which is actually warranted by its importance...