Word: subjecting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...field have been made. A man is commonly supposed to be famous, not for equipment that he owns, but for his accomplishments. The greatest ophthalmic surgeon of the country should be exceptional either in his technical skill or in the contributions he has made to knowledge of the subject. I say, without prejudice, that Dr. Wilmer is a fine surgeon, but no greater than is to be found in every city in the U. S. as large as Washington. He has had a good influence in the profession, but he has done no monumental work, has made no serious contribution...
...Morgan moved his head around, then swung it back into the identical position. But Photographer Steichen had got what he wanted?his subject had relaxed. It was the same pose, but more naturally and easily arrived at. Snap. Another picture. Exactly two minutes had elapsed...
When Photographer Steichen next saw Banker Morgan, he showed him prints of the two pictures. Banker Morgan liked the first, tense pose, ordered a dozen copies. The second, Photographer Steichen's favorite, showed the subject looming characteristically massive out of Rembrandtesque shadow. A trick of light made the chair arm look like a broad, naked knife in Banker Morgan's hand. Banker Morgan looked at this picture, tore it in shreds...
...Carver. David Wells Professor of Political Economy, will speak tomorrow afternoon in Phillips Brooks House at 4 o'clock, on the subject. "How Good Does One Need to Be?" This lecture is the second in a series of lectures on religion which is being given under the auspices of Phillips Brooks House...
Kirsopp Lake, Winn Professor of Heelesiastical History, will speak the following Sunday afternoon, December 8, on the subject "Some Lessons from the History of Religion", to be followed on December 15 by Arthur Darby Nock, Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge University, England. The title of this last lecture is "The Development of Mystery Religions and their Relation to Christianity...