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...proportion to that extended to scientific achievement itself-witness the millions of people who have heard of Edison but not of Theobald Smith, or who think that Marconi invented wireless telegraphy. Probably thousands of Yale men have not heard of Willard Gibbs, one of the most creative minds in nineteenth century science, whose work at New Haven was possible largely because he was a man of means and of good family. Perhaps the general cause of science might prosper more in this country if there were greater co-operation and less provincial isolation among the various groups of specialists. Thus...
...Deutscher Verein, the oldest modern language club in the University, presents as its nineteenth annual play, "Der Hypochonder" ("The Hypochonderiac") in Jordan Hall, this evening at 8 o'clock. "Der Hypochonder" is an exceedingly humorous farcical comedy by Gustav von Moser, the author of "Der Blibliothekar," better known on the American stage as "The Private Secretary," which has already been produced by the Deutscher Verein...
...Isaac Sharpless, recently resigned from the presidency of Haverford College, is one of a notable group of educators who witnessed the rapid growth of American colleges and universities during the nineteenth century. Since 1875, he has been on the Haverford faculty, and has been president since 1887; so that the development of that institution is inextricably bound up with his career. Dr. Sharpless graduated from the Lawrence Scientific School in 1873. One of his latest honors was an honorary degree of LL.D. from the University...
This is no longer the nineteenth century when American always tried to keep to herself. The twentieth century is characterized by world-wide competition in trade and commerce. Why has England been at war with Germany? Is it not for commercial supremacy? At the termination of the war, I venture to predict that the competition in the world maker will be felt more and more keen, not between England and Germany but between American and the victorious party. Also I venture to predict that the busy market will be found in China, whose untold resource have long surprised the whole...
...place in philosophy, it may be said, I think, that he was the greatest representative in America, and, with the exception of F. H. Bradley, of Oxford, the greatest representative on the later nineteenth century of the idealistic tradition. As the greatest modern idealist, he differed from others in his respect for science and in his mastery of the fundamentals of the sciences. Of the almost captious contempt which other idealists showed for the work of the sciences, he had none. There was room in his mind for all the contributions of materialism and science...