Word: parents
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...back again to Florence this year and to continue his studies with a view of eventually becoming a teacher in his chosen subject. Last summer he spent in Venice and in travelling in Austria. Later he went to Kissengen, where his mother, who was his only surviving parent, was with him when he died...
...called the Greece of Modern Europe, and in a certain sense she is rightly called so. By the self-concentration so characteristic of the Greeks she has given us a style beyond criticism; for the French by this self-centred interest developed a rigid self-criticism, which was the parent of an excellent style. Unlike English, we find in French literature no flashes of genius; but on the other hand we do find that consistent mediocrity which the English so strikingly lacks...
...body the same feelings of gratitude and affection towards Professor Peirce as are held by his confreres on the Faculty? In some recent trouble, I had occasion for his assistance and advice; and the kindliness and refined sympathy I received were such as one might expect rather from a parent than from a busy college official. I learned from others, moreover, that the same kindness and dignity were his, not only on this but on all occasions; so that I shall not be the only graduate student who will leave with a distinct recollection of his beautiful and urbane treatment...
...Hill then dwelt for a time upon the more technical of the two high schools, and he ended by showing the apparent injustice of the system. For while the people of the large towns may obtain the best school education for their children, the parents in the smaller towns must be content with a secondary education. He stated that there were two feasible remedies for this objection: first, every parent or legal guardian should have a right to claim a first grade high school for their children; second, let there be but one statutory high school, with certain fixed standards...
Applications for aid from the Beneficiary Fund should be addressed to the Dean by the student's parent or guardian, or by the student himself, if of age. The application should state particularly the circumstances of the case, with the reasons for asking...