Word: transcendentalism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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In an editorial on March 1 entitled "Out of the Past" the Crimson stated that Conant's American Civilization Plan had three original provisions for the student: (1) the encouragement of self education, (2) the acquisition of a knowledge of "American history in the broadest sense," and (3) the establishment...
The extra-curricular aspect was a vital part of the original program, and it must be abandoned with regret. But the transcendent importance of the other two features makes this course an economical one. Wisdom to judge the present comes mainly from knowledge of the past; which is to say...
Many a missionary last week, and many a Christian with the full meaning of the Nativity in his heart, understood the Christmas message which Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his wife sent their Christian friends in the U. S. Wrote these pre-eminent products of Christian missions: "There lies upon...
With the amused impatience of a godless materialist. Soviet Scientist Oparin waves away the various vitalistic theories which hold that life appeared because of some transcendent animating principle which pervades the universe-or that life has always existed. He also refuses to believe that life was carried to earth in...
"Mussolini has become extremely sensitive of late, almost effeminately so," Dr. Megaro said ironically, in explaining the almost unprecedented action by the British news dealers. "Perhaps those who associate Mussolini with transcendent power will doubtless be surprised by his sensitiveness to a work of mere scholarship".