Word: stupids
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Have Lectures For the Stupid...
...doings of his pupils. The former is therefore in greater danger of being misused as a coach, in order to fill up gaps in knowledge just before the examinations and thus turn second-class men into first-class examinees. And his spirit may often be crushed by stupid men who strike no spark in him and in whom no spark can be struck. Lecturers are best suited to deal with such men; for they ask no questions, no, nor answer...
...competing with them. But this unwonted fame may turn the true lover of Shakespeare to cynical thoughts and remind him of what Bismarck said when he was hissed by the populace of Berlin: "If I ever attain any degree of popularity, I shall know I have done something incredibly stupid...
...lecturer. There are no quizzes in connection with the lectures, no required reading, and no examinations. Most men attend lectures recommended by their tutors as helpful in preparing for their final examinations, usually not more than five hours a week for a clever man and ten hours for a stupid one. Some people do go to more because they like to; but lecturing is so bad, especially as to fluency and dramatic effectiveness, that not even the stupid men are tempted...
...Cathedral and had, on the fatal day, signaled when the building was full, whereupon Vasco had fired the fuse to the bombs. One Friedmann, pleading not guilty, admitted that he was a Communist, that he knew of the plans to blow up the Cathedral, but called the attempt "a stupid thing which could not have had anything like a practical result." The Government charged that the wife of a former Premier (probably Mme. Stambulisky) was implicated...