Word: viewings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Schools, an assistant supervisor is assigned to aid in the choice of a group of children from four to six years of age, who can be followed from year to year until about the age of twelve, it is expected. This work is being undertaken from two points of view, and dental and pediatric supervision is handled by the Departments of Hygiene and Operative Dentistry...
...cockiness. On the contrary I saw 400,000,000 people floundering around, most of them absolutely illiterate and nobody doing anything to speak of to teach them to read and write. Two or three mercenary revolutions were in full swing and everybody seemed to be taking a fatalistic view of the chaotic situation. The few educated Chinese I talked with complained bitterly of what was going on, but when they were asked why they themselves did not plunge in and do their bit to bring China out of it they shrugged and asked, in reply, what could...
...delivered a short address to the staff. Sao Paulo is an agricultural state in which nearly three-fourths of the world's coffee is grown; the climate is also favorable to animal life and because of this fact, several species of poisonous reptiles abound there. With the purpose in view of reducing the large number of fatalities resulting annually from snakebite the Instituto Butantan has a large group of herpetologists engaged in perfecting an anti-venin for snake bites. It was to this staff that Dr. Allen spoke...
...present occupied the attention of the speaker, is essentially no other than the force which Harvard authorities have attempted to divert through the organization of living units, and through the enlargement of athletic facilities. The liberalism of Harvard authorities in such matters has not been questioned although in view of Yale's present attack of indigestion, it is the more to be wondered...
...agent of a curious sensational press into an object of ridicule for which the unfortunate chance remark of President Angell can not be held solely responsible. This journalistic white lie evokes the unintelligent indignation of prattling flappers where a more fortunate representation might have conveyed a point of view that in its larger aspects can hardly be said to be unintelligent...