Word: trained
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...unguarded about the countryside, chats with peasants who find him far more democratic than most Bulgarian owners of automobiles. Arriving in Rumania last week the Tsar of the Bulgars created a sensation by strolling up and down the platform, gossiping with country folk when his special train halted at a small village. "King Carol never does that," frowned a Rumanian official. "It was an act, one might say, almost undiplomatic...
...genuine scholars into his student body of 8,000 President Conant will be satisfied. But he hopes to persuade the rest to cheer learning from the sidelines. For: "It is not sufficient to train investigators and scholars; a large body of influential citizens must have a passionate interest in the growth of human knowledge...
...advances made in psychology have been of great value to mankind. It is now possible to train people by psychological methods to be of great aid in helping others who are mal-adjusted in life. Although the principles of psychology are applied in business, trained psychologists are not employed directly...
Wildly cheered by the patriotic populace of Modane near the Franco-Italian frontier, 1,200 French soldiers climbed aboard a troop train. Half an hour later 535 were dead and 243 injured in "the worst train wreck in history.'' This grim fact which has been a military secret since it occurred in 1917, was released by the French Government last week. The release came apropos of an investigation into the recent wreck at Lagny in which 200 people died (TIME, Jan. 1) after which the President of the Republic asked mourning Frenchmen not to light the candles...
...responsibilities are correspondingly increased and our ideals must be clearly defined. If future generations are to have that high regard for the achievements of the human mind which is essential to civilization, there must be a true reverence for learning in the community. It is not sufficient to train investigators and scholars, no matter how brilliant they may be; a large body of influential citizens must have a passionate interest in the growth of human knowledge. It is our ambition to inspire the undergraduates in Harvard College with an enthusiasm for creative scholarship and a respect for the accumulated intellectual...