Word: touche
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Keep in touch with the current of world affairs", said Professor Frankfurter. "Never in history has there been such a seething time of intellectual ferment. A great part of the management of present day affairs lies in the hands of the legally trained man. Application to the work of the courses is a necessary part of such tr5aining, but is valueless without a realization of its real, living application to outside forces and the passing affairs of life...
...Faculty or a student leader and discuss various questions. The object of the meetings is two-fold. They are designed to develop an interest, already in embryo, among undergraduates in serious problems of life and conduct. And they also have great promise in bringing students into closer touch with members of the Faculty, a number of whom have already consented to conduct such gatherings. One of the prices which it seems must be paid for the superior resources of a large university is the gap created between student and teacher. In a free discussion, in the snug quarters...
...editorial use. The news competition is open only to Sophomores. The work in this field consists in gathering and writing up news items which are of interest to members of the University, and affords in addition, an invaluable training in self-expression, an admirable opportunity to get into touch with the working of the University, and an excellent chance to form an extensive acquaintanceship among the more prominent undergraduates...
...richly poetical prose with a delicate sympathy for a child's fantasies. "Fools" is better than its abrupt title might lead one to expect. It is a realistic tale of a country flirt and her two admirers--one of them the village idiot. The climax is a really admirable touch of cynicism...
...meeting in the Union last night. The great need of trained officers, and the inefficiency of present military commanders in many parts of our service, are facts emphasized by all of the speakers, and especially by General Wood and General Cole, who are both closely in touch with affairs of the United Sattes Army...