Word: written
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...history works on the same general principle as the educational film It teaches history almost entirely by illustration. Thus the student merely follows the sequence of pictures through the book, reading, if he cares to, the written marginal notes, and receives a graphic and vivid impression of the appearances and happenings of earlier times. All of them based on authenticated sources, the pictures have an unquestioned value in giving a general idea of by-gone times...
...cuts taken on the days of General Examinations by students who are taking those examinations are entered at the office as excused; but no notice is sent to the instructor. Students who have missed written work or for any other reason wish to present excuses to their instructors, are asked to report at once at University 4 to obtain excuse cards at the information desk...
...architectural school students. Rather is it a history and critique of architecture. The problems discussed are those which would interest the student of art, perhaps the architect, certainly not the contractor. The questions discussed are matters of taste, with but few blue-prints. In brief, the book is written for the layman...
Timely writing is seldom scholarly writing, and indeed these books lay no claim to the latter title. Written, one by the political authority of the eminent Baltimore Sun, the other by a Princeton professor, both books will be chiefly of lay interest. Both authors are well-informed, authoritive, and unbiased. Scholars will detect occasional minor flaws, but will be impressed with the shrewdness of interpretations given to party platforms, campaign pledges, election results...
Therefore it is in a sense of exploration that the Vagabond will venture within the stronghold of Jordan Hall tonight to witness one of the land-marks in the history of the so-called new movement in music in Boston. For attention is being entered tonight on music written for the most part for small combinations of instruments, music which has rarely been heard previously. Works like the "Octet" by Stravinsky, and portions of the same composer's "Story of a Soldier"; songs by a young German modernist, Hindemith and above all, the very famous work for reciting voice...