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Page 47 - And only the Master shall praise us, and only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for fame, But each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star, Shall draw the Thing as he sees It for the God of Things as They are!
Page 43 - Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world, Like a Colossus ; and we petty men Walk under his huge legs, and peep about To find ourselves dishonourable graves. Men at some time are masters of their fates : The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
Page 22 - We will fight for the ideals and sacred things of the city, both alone and with many...
Page 19 - There has been something crude and heartless and unfeeling in our haste to succeed and be great. Our thought has been "Let every man look out for himself, let every generation look out for itself...
Page 22 - O glory, and light of other poets! May the long zeal avail me, and the great love, that made me search thy volume. Thou art my master and my author; thou alone art he from whom I took the good style that hath done me honour. See the beast from which I turned back; help me from her, thou famous sage; for she makes my veins and pulses tremble.
Page 11 - In order that a half unit in science may be accepted it must be supplemented by a second half unit in science. For this purpose the only groupings permitted are the following: (a) Botany and Zoology; (b) Zoology (or Botany) and Physiology; (c) Physiography and Geology; (d) Physiography and Physiology.
Page 10 - These fifteen units must include three units of English composition and literature, two units of a foreign language, one unit of algebra and one of geometry, and one unit of one of the sciences, physics, chemistry, botany, or zoology, and may include not more than three units from Group II. They must embrace two subjects of three units each from Group I. It is, however, strongly recommended that one or more studies be pursued throughout the four years of the high-school course.
Page 22 - ... that which stares at us in the advertising columns of the day. crowd out the immortal poetry and pathos of the human race, vitiating our taste for those exquisite pieces which are a household word, and weakening our mental relish for the eternal works of genius ! Old Homer is the very fountain-head of pure poetic enjoyment, of all that is spontaneous, simple, native, and dignified in life. He takes us into the ambrosial world of heroes, of human vigor, of purity, of grace. Now Homer is one of...
Page 116 - ... and in a comprehensive study of physical and biological conditions in connection with the stocking of interior waters with food fishes and the locating of fish culture stations.
Page 93 - ... car, in short, the whole complex situation with its demands on attention, imagination, and quick adjustment, soon brings them into an attitude which they themselves feel as identical with that in practical life. On the other hand, the results show a far-reaching correspondence between efficiency in the experiment and efficiency in the actual service.

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