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Page 72
... its standards will be higher . There is much in our best magazines that is indicative of improved literary and artistic taste , as well as breadth of thought and feeling . Our museums of art and history are growing , and 72 SAMUEL T.
... its standards will be higher . There is much in our best magazines that is indicative of improved literary and artistic taste , as well as breadth of thought and feeling . Our museums of art and history are growing , and 72 SAMUEL T.
Page 150
... artistic and moral aspirations of men ; to commend to them the life of industrial and commercial effort for its own sake . And finally , such schools seem to me most desirable in a democratic government as a means of holding together by ...
... artistic and moral aspirations of men ; to commend to them the life of industrial and commercial effort for its own sake . And finally , such schools seem to me most desirable in a democratic government as a means of holding together by ...
Page 271
... artistic taste ; the purposes for which they are erected will reveal the dominant interests and illustrate the character of its civili- zation . It has been customary to speak of the pervading commer- cialism of American life . The ...
... artistic taste ; the purposes for which they are erected will reveal the dominant interests and illustrate the character of its civili- zation . It has been customary to speak of the pervading commer- cialism of American life . The ...
Page 272
... artistic culture of the nation . It is not without significance that the two most magnificent buildings ever erected in Amer- ica , with the possible exception of the Capitol at Washington , are public libraries , one built by the ...
... artistic culture of the nation . It is not without significance that the two most magnificent buildings ever erected in Amer- ica , with the possible exception of the Capitol at Washington , are public libraries , one built by the ...
Page 273
Robert Marion La Follette. new edifices are not only more artistic in design , more monu- mental in effect than the old ; they are also better planned more convenient , more solid and thorough in construction , and vastly better ...
Robert Marion La Follette. new edifices are not only more artistic in design , more monu- mental in effect than the old ; they are also better planned more convenient , more solid and thorough in construction , and vastly better ...
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