Word: vitale
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Today, the race question faces the American people as a living and vital issue. It must be settled and settled once for all. Two road lie before us, one to justice and freedom, the other to slavery and bondage for the colored man. The negro stands before you, asking you to decide what you are going to do. He asks no favors because he is a negro, but only for justice because he is a man and an American. Is he going to get it or not? JOHN W. FREEMAN...
...which they can influence more directly than endowed institutions, the practice, not only of medicine, but of other departments. Many wise people believe that there is a distinct development in the direct state control of the medical practice. I agree with them. If this is true, it is of vital importance that the medical departments of state universities should play an important part in influencing and shaping that development...
...they both constitute a needed protest against that evasion of initiative which is regretably characteristic of the present era in the American college. On most of Mr. Lamont's effective plea for the Endowment Fund I am estopped from commenting; but I would like to point out how vital is the appeal lie makes for the proper equipment of chemistry and the establishment of a mobile fund. Neither the poetry nor the book reviews seem to me good. The first has real facility; but it represents that stage of development where words are more to the writer than ideas...
...paper might have been called either The Liberal or The Conservative without offense to the character which its editors wish to impress upon it. Between true liberalism and true conservatism there exists not only no incompatibility, but on the contrary a vital bond of connection. There is a loose-joined liberalism which spurns the dear-bought fruits of the past, as there is an ossified conservatism which is incapable of seeing the inspiring possibilities of the future. But the true liberal views the future in the light of a genuine appreciation of the past, and the true conservative prizes...
There can be no doubt that the evils which a union between federations of laborers and teachers hopes to remedy are vital, yet the proposed cure would not be effective. The cause for which they stand is sufficient in itself, and does not need the backing of engineers and bricklayers to bring it to the attention of university governors or to quicken the efforts they are already making...