Word: cleared
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William James advised keeping an "open mind" to the evidence of Spiritism. The proofs of a connection with the spirit world are, therefore, to be acclaimed or discounted by clear cold reason. But man's short span of life prevents his waiting till all the evidence is in. James also advocated the Will to Believe on the side of Faith. It is thus clear that he differentiated between Spiritism as a science and Faith as religion...
...during the war, and will lay special emphasis on the place of the college graduate in governmental affairs. Throughout the war he was assistant secretary of the navy, and during Mr. Daniels' many absence from Washington Mr. Roosevelt was Acting Secretary, so that this experience has given him a clear insight into the subject which he has chosen...
...going to make a request of the Harvard Mission, and I hope the committee will see its way clear to grant it. The thing that is most desired in the club, a thing which all the people of this country enjoy, is a Victoria. It would be a great attraction if we had one to put in the club. Of course, the machine would belong permanently to the Social Service Committee of the Y. M. C. A., and could be used for concerts on other occasions. Would it not be possible to get some friend to donate a machine...
...Plympton street full details of the work in the three departments will be explained. In general, the election of news editors is based on the amount of news that appears in the paper, together with general usefulness and ability. Photographic men are picked for their expertness in securing clear and suitable pictures for the supplement and white section, and editorial writers are chosen more on a basis of quality than quantity. As no Juniors are at present on the editorial board, more than the ordinary opportunity is offered to candidates for this department...
...teach students to think straight is the chief aim of colleges themselves. The institution which grasps this firmly will not be driven to interfere with academic freedom. Teachers cannot safely be forbidden to offer their own interpretation of facts, but they can and must be asked to make clear the distinction between the objective facts and the subjective interpretation. When this is done there is no risk of our institutions being turned into organs of propaganda in the social disputes of the present moment...