Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...philosophy of our churches has denied this unity. Religious philosophy has been dualistic, and so we have what are called science and religion, and the conflict between them. There has been certain ground for this division because we arrive at our knowledge by two processes-knowledge of outward things coming from observation; knowledge of inward things from personal consciousness or experience. Philosophy has sometimes endeavored to establish unity by denying one or the other of these processes; thus we have idealism and materialism. What modern thought is endeaving to do is to establish a unity of all, material and immaterial...
...apparent conflict of the course in Engineering 1, with other subjects, at 2 o'clock p. m., on M. W. and Fr., is avoided by the lecture being given at 3 o'clock and hours for draughting being prolonged till 5 o'clock on the same days...
...Editorial' emphasizes a growing evil in our system of study. The writer examines thoroughly the conflict in principle between the hour examination and the thesis, and brings forcibly to light the practical abuses of the mixed system. His statement that a thesis will infallibly require "a withdrawal for solid days together from all other work" will be heartily endorsed by all students; and his appeal for a system which shall hamper less the earnes worker, will be heartily seconded...
...notice many changes in the elective pamphlet for next year and on the whole they are for the better. Special attention has been paid to several popular and important courses, so that they will not conflict, as was the case in this year's arrangement. We welcome the changes in the German department. With the new courses and an additional professor, and, we hope, a special German library, this department will be very strong...
...Lombard, all assistant professors. President Hall has recently been abroad to secure the services of some eminent Germans, but did not meet with much success, owing to the unfavorable action of Bismarck. The university is intended to have an individuality of its own, and not to conflict with Harvard, Yale, and similar institutions. It will be on a higher plan than these, in some respects like Johns Hopkins, and will be devoted to special advanced research, especially in technical studies. Its departments will include mathematics, physics. chemistry, biology, psychology, and the special study of languages, it will aim to take...