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The Sororian, 1920, Estherian Literary Society

Yearbooks

The 1920 yearbook of Anderson College's student body and faculty.

R.U.R., Karel Capek

OER Main

R.U.R., or Rossum’s Universal Robots is a play written in 1920 by Karel Čapek, a Czech writer who wrote many plays and novels, many of them with science-fiction and dystopian themes. R.U.R. is perhaps the most well-known of these works in the English-speaking world because it brought the word “robot” into the language. “Robot” is derived from the Czech word meaning “worker.”

The play is set in the island headquarters of the R.U.R. corporation. The corporation has been manufacturing artificial beings which resemble humans, but who are tireless workers. They can be mass-produced in large numbers and are being adopted …

The Society Of Applied Psychology Certificate, Thomas H.B. Walker D.D.

Personal Correspondence and Ephemera, 1906 - 1935

Certificate: The Society of Applied Psychology certifies that Thomas H. B. Walker, D.D. has been accepted as an Associate Member of The Society of Applied Psychology. Handwritten on back: list of names.

The Independent, V. 45, Thursday, December 18, 1919, [Whole Number: 2317], The Independent

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[4] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth Wherever Found." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.

The Ursinus Weekly, December 15, 1919, J. Leroy Miller

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Schaff Society plans large anniversary • President of Reed on thinking by proxy • Ursinus loses close game to Lafayette, 28-27 • Ursinus and the Peace Treaty • Ursinus men in the war • Special Christmas sale • Math group meeting • Classical group meeting • Local stars to play • Meeting of the Interchurch World Movement Workers • Third number of community entertainment course

Volume Xxvi, Number 11, December 11, 1919, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

The Ursinus Weekly, November 24, 1919, J. Leroy Miller

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Cornell president on a student's duties • Scrubs trounce Schuylkill Seminary, 31-6 • Underclassmen win in hockey game, 2-1 • Schaff Society anniversary • First entertainment of American Legion • Modern language group meeting • Ursinus men in the war: on the campus • Alumni Library fund news • Directory of the college • Football at Ursinus: 1893-1919 • English Historical group meeting • Classical group meeting • Chem-Bi group meets • Deceased alumni by classes up to November 13, 1919

The Ursinus Weekly, November 17, 1919, J. Leroy Miller

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Victory at last: F. & M. falls, 7-0 • With the Ursinus Woman's Club • Harp-vocal ensemble gives entertainment • Math group meeting • American Legion • "The Ursinus 'Y' goes to Eaglemere" • Musicale given in Conshohocken • Ursinus men in the war: on the campus • Seminary notes • Occupations of Ursinus alumni • Further data on the psychological tests

The Ursinus Weekly, November 10, 1919, J. Leroy Miller

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Ursinus loses a hard-fought game to PMC, 9-6 • Co-eds victorious at Beechwood, Saturday • Freshmen banquet at Hotel Walton • Scrubs win first game at Hill School • Alumni Memorial Library campaign and the Forward Movement • American Legion open meeting • Attention ex-service men • Community sing • Ursinus men in the war: Harvey E. Ott • "The female of the species" • Joint "Y" meeting • Result of psychological examination

The Ursinus Weekly, November 3, 1919, J. Leroy Miller

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Zwinglian and Schaff give unparalleled Halloween programs • Team's prowess shown against Swarthmore • Wm. P. Young eulogizes Roosevelt • Co-eds play good hockey at Swarthmore • Y.W.C.A. masquerade well patronized • Ursinus men in the war: George H. Benz • Psychological tests • Lawyer addresses the YMCA • The Public Ledger Co. offers prizes for best college paper

Religion And Culture Volume 1, No. 3, November 1919, Religion And Culture Club

Religion and Culture (1919-1925)

CONTENTS - Vol. 1 No. 3, November 1919

Contributed Articles

1 - Sin or Sins by A. v. C. P. Huizinga

23 - Lux in Tenebris by Helena Veenstra

29 - The Christian School and American Society by John De Jager

41 - Fisherman's Luck by Frederick Ten Hoor

53 - "'The Re-Creation of Brian Kent,' by Harold Bell Wright" by Gerrit Hoeksema

58 - The Terrible Lady by When. A. Hay

67 - The Present Revival of Religious Education by G. W. Hylkema

84 - An Expository Discourse on Hebrews 2:9 by Zachary John Sherda

The Ursinus Weekly, October 6, 1919, J. Leroy Miller

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Lehigh gets a dangerous surprise • Five years with the Woman's Club • "Y" activities for the ensuing year • Our big day • Every student present • Joint meeting: YM and YWCA • Ursinus men in the war: Byron S. Fegely • Announcements of teachers' examinations • The American Legion at Ursinus

Volume Xxxvi, Number 2, October 2, 1919, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Volume 37, Number 10 (October 1919), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

National and Radical Impressions in the Music of To-day and Yesterday (interview with Sergei Rachmaninoff)

Rudoph E. Schirmer

Interpretation

Few Teaching Hints

Appreciations of Rachmaninoff from Famous Musicians in America

New Thoughts on Memorizing Music

Beethoven—Iconoclast, Democrat, Genius

Joiners in Music

Psychology and the Child

The Art Spiritual: A Fine, Reflective Article Upon the Possibilities of the Tonal Art

Studio Problem (A Dialogue)

Less Nervousness Now

Musical Monkeys and the Piano Touch

Authentic Biography of Rachmaninoff

Let the Parents Know

How to Administer Rewards

Secret of Success of Great Musicians

Don't Sit Too Close

New Method of Piano Practice

Minor …

The Ursinus Weekly, September 29, 1919, J. Leroy Miller

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Ursinus loses opening game to Rutgers • Attention!!: Alumni page 3 each week • Summer assemblies on the campus • YWCA girls fellowship • Junior-freshman hike • Ursinus men in the war: William H. Yoch • Facts on the largest enrollment • Campus notes

The Independent, V. 45, Thursday, September 25, 1919, [Whole Number: 2305], The Independent

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[4] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth Wherever Found." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.

The Ursinus Weekly, September 22, 1919, J. Leroy Miller

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Opening address by President Omwake • Football prospects at Ursinus for 1919 • Associations' reception forecasts big year • Ursinus men in the war: Frank M. Glendenning • Freshmen win tug-o-war

Volume 37, Number 09 (September 1919), James Francis Cooke

The Etude Magazine: 1883-1957

Strong Fingers, Strong Arms, Strong Technic: Physical Culture Exercises Backed with Right Living Help to Build Sound Technical Background

Musical Pharmacopoeia

Pacemaker

Year in the Fundamentals of Musical Composition: The Minor Key and Other Musical Matters

Leaving Out Notes

Be True to Your Own Musical Tastes

Rules and Scales

Favorite Instruments of Great Composers

How to Learn a Short Passage Quickly

Secrets of the Success of Great Musicians

Practical Study of Arpeggios: How the Least Possible Contraction of the Muscles, Combined with the Greatest Possible Control of Weight, Will Produce the Best Results in the Shortest Time

Why Rhythm is …

The Independent, V. 45, Thursday, August 28, 1919, [Whole Number: 2301], The Independent

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[4] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth Wherever Found." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.

The Independent, V. 45, Thursday, August 7, 1919, [Whole Number: 2298], The Independent

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[4] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth Wherever Found." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.

Racine, Prosser Hall Frye

University Studies (University of Nebraska) (1888–1984)

When Racine began his career as a dramatist, he found thegen:.. eral definition of French tragedy already formulated by Cotneille. However the latter had come by his conception-whether freely and of his own instance, or in yielding to the pressure of offiCial criticism, or what is even more likely, in attempting to effect a compromise between these two influences-the upshot of his labour was, to all intents and purposes, the doctrine of the three unities. All that remained for Racine was to adapt himself to these prescriptions. N or should the'difficulty of the task be underrated. It was one which …

On Certain New Elucidations Of Shakespeare, L. A. Shermnan

University Studies (University of Nebraska) (1888–1984)

Notes on Shakespeare's Workmanship. By Sir Arthur QuiIler-Couch, M. A. New York: Henry Holt and Company .

The title of Quiller-Couch's recent volume,l would seem to promise a fresh discussion of the dramaturgic method and excellencies of this author. No promise or prospect could have been more welcome. The technic of organizing a play is a matter of no slight concern. All the dramatic world is waiting for some satisfying if not final word.. There are critics and scholars who affirm that there is no such thing as dramatic construction. They would even add that there are no princiJ>les …

La Victoire: 1919, Howard University

Howard University Yearbooks

The yearbook for the College of Arts and Sciences. This digital object is housed in the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University.

The Messenger, Vol. 45, No. 2

The Messenger (archival - 1870-)

No abstract provided.

Volume Xxxv, Number 27, May 29, 1919, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

The Independent, V. 44, Thursday, May 22, 1919, [Whole Number: 2287], The Independent

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[4] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth Wherever Found." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.

The Ursinus Weekly, May 12, 1919, J. Leroy Miller, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

President entertains the class of 1922 • Ursinus trims old rival, F. & M., 2-0 • Girls give excellent May Day fete • Gifford Pinchot to speak • Schedule of tennis matches

The Purple, May 1919

The Purple

The Purple is a student publication offering news of the month, editorials, poetry, college news and alumni news. This issue contains the following:

• Lilacs and an Old Old Man
• Aubrey De Vere
• Dreams
• If I Was You
• Hearts’ Images
• Cantus Stultoris
• Brenda and I
• Heard in a Country Grocery
• May
• The Birches
• A Defense for Gloomy Gus
• The Song About the Mill Pond
• The Soul Captain
• The Land of Make-Believe
• Stella Maris
• “Stage Fright”
• Communications
• Under the Rose
• Editorial
• College Chronicle
• Alumni
• Athletics
• Images; Rev. Thomas F. McLoughlin S.J., Right Reverend William A. Hickey D.D.

Volume Xxxv, Number 24, May 1, 1919, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

The Ursinus Weekly, April 28, 1919, J. Leroy Miller, George Leslie Omwake

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Cold wave prevents game with Drexel • Generous response to YWCA's appeal • Norfleet Trio renders concert • Gifford Pinchot to give lecture • Intercollegiate oratorical contest tryout • Recital April 29 • Facts of Roy Isenberg's death