Word: wider
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Henry Holt and Company, of New York, have recently published a translation by Professor S. M. Macvane, of Charles Seignobos's "Political History of Europe since 1814." In his preface, Professor Macvane states that the object of the translation is to insure the book wider appreciation than could be gained in the original French. It is not merely a translation, for several passages have been altered to remedy imperfections, especially in the chapters on England, which are somewhat inadequate. A full index has been added and several English books inserted in the bibliographies...
Half the troubles of mankind come from an ignorance which consists less in not knowing things, than in wilfully ignoring known things. Certain great political and social plagues exist for which men of thought should be an antidote. What I plead for today is the wider, nobler, unpaid service which an educated man renders to society simply by being thoughtful and by helping others to think. Passion, as well as ignorance, is dangerous. Educated men should oppose war when avoidable but when it becomes inevitable they should be its most vigorous advocates. No man ought to be too much educated...
...launch which is building at Cramp's yard, Philadelphia, is expected to reach Cambridge, April 10. The new boat is longer and wider than the John Harvard, and draws less water, thus being better adapted to the navigation of the Charles. She is also faster than the old launch, having a guaranteed speed of 16 knots...
...field, since, while the methods of test were supposed to be the same, no one could be sure that the apparatus was of a uniform standard. The new agreement by providing for inspection of apparatus is intended to prevent any such difficulty in the future in a wider field of competition...
...inconsistent, but that one is rather the complement of the other. When he first came among us he was looked upon chiefly as a rowing coach who would benefit the rowing interests at Harvard. Since that time, however, the students have come to recognize his talent in wider fields, but more especially in that of public speaking. When a student at the older Cambridge, Mr. Lehmann was actively interested in debating, while at the same time he was a member of the crew. He represents the idea prevalent in England, and coming to be more generally recognized in this country...