Word: insights
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Every man who goes to Cornell in June will not only gain a deep insight into the real nature of the international problem, but also, just to the extent that he has gained such knowledge and has been prepared to impart it to others, will he have contributed to that problem's solution. He will have made a constructive contribution towards peace which no number of weeks of military training in a summer camp can duplicate...
...line of prison reform, Mr. Osborne was twice mayor of Auburn, N. Y., and also chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee. His prison work really started with his appointment two years ago as chairman of the State Prison Commission. In order to obtain a better insight into prevailing conditions, Mr. Osborne served a voluntary term of six days in the Auburn Prison, spending his time there exactly as did all the other prisoners. Through this he gained a bond of sympathy with convicts, and learned to understand their outlooks...
...which will continue on Tuesdays and Fridays until completed. The sub-titles of the various talks will be: 1. Newman and the Critics: 2. The Unity of Newman's Work; 3. The Courses of Newman's Style; 4. Newman's Philosophy; 5. Personality in Apologetic; 6. Newman's Psychological Insight...
...handling of the ball and completely neglects to notice the other seventeen or eighteen men who are forming an important part of the assault or repulse, although they may be at some distance from the point of action. The formations of the University and Yale team permit a close insight into the action of every man in every play since the two elevens utilize much the same close formations on the offence and defence. The material differences are these. Following the rule which requires seven men to form the forward offensive line Yale plays three men, guard, tackle...
...mass meeting last Thursday and yet no one expects that a fraction of that number will attend the discussion of the war tonight. Nevertheless, it should be a good meeting. Partisan animosities are now well under control and most people are aware of their own ignorance or lack of insight into the fundamentals of the conflict that finds half the civilized world in arms. Under such circumstances, there is everything to be gained and nothing to lose in free and fearless discussion...