Word: steps
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...they have been characterized elsewhere. It is our hope to see them work together, at least in a temporary state. But the scope of tutorial activity should be widened. Demand for the kind of personal contact described above and for greater independence for the student call loudly for a step forward, for another stage in the experiment...
...practical purposes, a Minister of an important power would outrank an Ambassador of some wayward state; but, lest there should be any misunderstanding, the Ministers relegated the importance of the Dean's office to purely ceremonial affairs. The grouping of the Powers at Peking makes such a step necessary; for, in questions affecting nations which have not recognized the Dean's Government, it would be impossible for him to represent the Diplomatic Corps as a body...
...taught how to take care of themselves so that they could better take care of others. This appreciation of the importance of physical culture, together with much other knowledge of great value, was lost during the middle ages, and the gift of Mr. Vanderbilt is the first step in modern times toward incorporating the experience of ancient centuries into the present day medical curriculum...
...acquisition of Professor Puig I Cadafalch is a great step for the University. The importance of this versatile Spaniard is shown by the statement of Professor A. Kingsley Porter, Professor of Fine Arts, who declared yesterday: "Puig, I Cadafalch, architect, archaeologist, statesman, and writer, was for many years president of the Mancumanitat in Barcelona, where he took active part in political questions of the day. He was also one of the leading spirits in building up the Institute of Catalan Studies, Which has become an exceedingly important centre for research, especially in artistic and archaeological fields...
...common Class A share was given as a bonus. It was tremendously oversubscribed, subscriptions ranging from $100 to $2,000,003 and aggregating almost $500,000,000. The issue was at once listed on the New York Stock Exchange, where it went promptly to a premium. The second step in the new financing consists of the public offering of the $75,000,000 of debentures...