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...Trotsky, but also of Kalinin, king of peasants; of Lenin's five subordinates, who as his adoring disciples worked with him for 20 years; of Rykov, the most popular man in Russia; of Alexandra Kallontai, only woman member of the Cabinet; of Father Tikon, "clinging to the splendor of gold and jewels"; of Lunacharsky, who reëstablished art and education " out of nothing"; of Tchitcherin. Brief notes and excerpts: Of Anatol Vassilievitch Lunacharsky, Minister of Education: " ' Illiteracy,' he told me once, 'is the great curse of Russia; we must fight illiteracy like the plague...
...Professor Chase said. "The Valley of Kings has been so well exhausted that the chance of another unraided tomb's being discovered is very slight. The true value of Lord Carnarvon's discovery lies in the completeness of the tomb's furnishing. They give a picture of richness and splendor in ancient Egyptian life, which has often been suspected but never fully realized until...
...civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name a eulogy is expected. It cannot be. To add brightness to the sun or brightness to the name of Washington is alike impossible. Let none attempt it. In solemn awe pronounce the name and in its naked, deathless splendor leave it shining on". STOCKTON KIMBALL...
Speaking of the history in Homer's works, he said, "We see the germs of many modern institutions, government, home life, and kinship between God and man in his poetry. All nature is alive and free: splendor and squalor, kindness and savage disposition are found side by side...
With reference to the stories themselves. Professor Palmer showed how the "Iliad", with a duration of only a few days, reaches a great height of splendor, while the Odyssey has an even beauty, which is lacking in the "Iliad", as well as great artistic skill. "The ability to produce joy", he said, "seems to be at its height in these poems. It is not the source of the various incidents, but the way in which they are welded together that is the sign of the artist...