Word: vital
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...quality of instructors, but those men who are fortunate enough to be recognized as great teachers and whose influence transcends that of the subject in which they specialize, should be allowed a larger scope for their efforts. Never before has the necessity of great personalities been so vital; formalism--the octopus of the modern university--must be crushed, and its most deadly enemy is the man whose individuality can cope with its enormity...
...satisfaction of any one man, much less an academy. One may always accuse a scholar of being pedantical merely, as Professor Kittredge has pointed out, because his work is uninteresting to the reader as an individual; and the fact that others may find the same matter intensely vital and alive does not remove the ignominy of its having failed to attract at least one person. Only occasionally comes there a man who contrives to build up a structure on the basis of carefully gathered data, perhaps arid enough, which immediately catches the fancy of both critics and public, and which...
...question of interest and importance to all citizens, and one upon which public opinion is ever inquiringly active. Any light which may be cast upon the point is welcome. In President Hibben's address we find the head of one great university placing his opinions on this vital matter before the members of another university. The institutions of higher learning should exercise a strong influence over the public mind in matters of public concern, and such an example of the cooperation of educational leaders presents an excellent omen for the future...
...population arguments based upon the data of economics and of vital statistics. In part we of the States are apathetic to the difficulties of the population problem because inordinate stores of natural resources, available at a time when scientific discovery promoted rapid exploitation, have made us what one might call a hopelessly optimistic nation. No evil day can possibly dawn upon us; we are too clever. Secretary Hoover may say, "Increasing population will force the United States to advance in scientific discovery or to lower its standard of living." No matter. We will meet all obstacles and surmount them. Knibbs...
This result reveals a weak spot in a judicial system which as a whole is it worthy of confidence and pride. We dare not rest until this vital fault is corrected...