Word: commend
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...want to become scholars." The emphasis on painstaking research in German universities is perhaps as great as the emphasis on "activities" in American universities. Inasmuch as scholarship would seem to be the aim and end of university Instruction it is surprising therefore, that Professor Koffka finds as much to commend in American institutions as he does...
...multitude of sins. Knowing this only too well, advocates of the government reorganization bill to be introduced at the December session of Congress, propose to establish a new cabinet post to be called "The Department of Education and Relief". The title has an intellectual and philanthropic ring which will commend it to many persons, but unfortunately it cannot be taken at face value...
...possible to secure an education outside of college. It is even possible to secure an education in college. But neither without nor within college can an education be secured without the accumulation of a goodly store of facts. Among these I should especially commend to the attention of those who expect to conduct the world's affairs for the coming generation a rather specific and intimate knowledge of the treaties of Utrecht and of Paris...
Looking at the story as a unit, I can commend the author for daring to lot description hold his action back for so long at the beginning. All through the book the very graphic word picture of life in the Long Island smart set is drawn with fascinating dexterity and every situation is handled with unusual finesse. Mr. Towne's evident delight in character, delincation and even in ordinary description tend to minimize the importance of the conventional plot--the old eternal triangle, although when he changes his scene of action to France during the war, omitting...
...Irishmen who had tortured a prisoner by pouring hot rosin into his boots.) I accept in good part your careful travail and greatly commend your doings...