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Word: socialism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...diplomat had drawn any conclusion from his social tour, it would be that the present Cabinet is a steady one. None of its members seem likely to resign at present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Iron Puddler, Moose | 1/10/1927 | See Source »

...strange then spirits are reduced to such phenomena as these to leave word that they have called on their friends. In this case, however, "Walter", was evidently making a social visit and nothing score. He brought flowers, and therefore waited for some time before he made up his mind that there was no one at home, at last, pulling out his ghostly watch--the clock idea is absurd--he went reluctantly away, slipping his fingerprint under the door...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STALE MAGIC | 1/7/1927 | See Source »

March 6--"Social Teachings of Jesus." The Rev. Francis G. Peabody '61, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Emeritus, Harvard University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PHILLIPS BROOKS HOUSE WILL HOLD SECOND LECTURE SERIES | 1/4/1927 | See Source »

This is a frank statement of the psychology behind the preparatory schoolboy's attitude toward college. Athletics and social success loom over-whelmingly large; the activities of the mind are dwarfed into insignificance. It is the same psychology which remains to a less extent behind the attitude of some undergraduates toward the college. It is the same psychology which makes the mention of the college in the metropolitan newspapers depend in nine cases out of ten upon athletic achievement. Opposed to it is the increasing undergraduate interest in the curriculum, in educational experiments, in the expression of student opinion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SCHOOL DEBATING | 1/4/1927 | See Source »

Probably the most effective means for the restoration of a proper balance between these activities, and athletics and social success, in the schoolboy, and also in the undergraduate mind, is wide publicity and active proselyting, methods which have heretofore been largely confined to athletics. The exhibition debate at Milton Academy is an admirable forward step in this direction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SCHOOL DEBATING | 1/4/1927 | See Source »

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