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... as a most precious prerogative . The advent of " outsiders " is viewed with the suspicion that far better mate- rial could have been found at home . Possibly this might be true , yet the fact is that the keen , 6 Education for September.
... as a most precious prerogative . The advent of " outsiders " is viewed with the suspicion that far better mate- rial could have been found at home . Possibly this might be true , yet the fact is that the keen , 6 Education for September.
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true , yet the fact is that the keen , unprejudiced brain of the " outsider " is often the very force needed to revive flagging ambitions and to act as a corrective on methods unconsciously grown perfunctory . The university president ...
true , yet the fact is that the keen , unprejudiced brain of the " outsider " is often the very force needed to revive flagging ambitions and to act as a corrective on methods unconsciously grown perfunctory . The university president ...
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... true that the Meth- odist or the Baptist regards his own form of the Christian faith as nearer the true faith than that of the Episcopalian ; and it is safe to say that most members of all three of the sects named would not be contented ...
... true that the Meth- odist or the Baptist regards his own form of the Christian faith as nearer the true faith than that of the Episcopalian ; and it is safe to say that most members of all three of the sects named would not be contented ...
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... as from Boston to San Francisco , and two thirds as far from Nome to Fairbanks . Yet it is true that everybody knows everybody in the territory . A lawyer , a doctor , a successful miner , of a few years Culture Conditions in Alaska 19.
... as from Boston to San Francisco , and two thirds as far from Nome to Fairbanks . Yet it is true that everybody knows everybody in the territory . A lawyer , a doctor , a successful miner , of a few years Culture Conditions in Alaska 19.
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... true the charm of the indi- vidual is gone , and much of his power . But in Alaska , as in all new countries the opportunities for education , and the marks of civilization are all too few . There are schools for children but no ...
... true the charm of the indi- vidual is gone , and much of his power . But in Alaska , as in all new countries the opportunities for education , and the marks of civilization are all too few . There are schools for children but no ...
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