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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Through letters, reminiscences, and interviews, Instilling Spirit traces Washington State University's first fifty years, offering a unique perspective on college life as it developed in the United States and elsewhere. Although it focuses on a single institution, the student experience Stimson examines serves as an example of the practical, direct educational philosophy followed by many smaller U.S. colleges and universities. The author maintains that the intensely social nature of education at the land-grant college helped kindle a patriotic, civic, and charitable spirit.On January 13, 1892, thirty years after the passage of Justin Morrill's Land Grant Act, fifty-nine men and women headed to Pullman, Washington, for opening day at the Washington State Agricultural College and School of Science. Many were from farms and had never expected to have any higher education. They were intensely grateful for the opportunity. The young scholars received personal attention; not always the case at other institutions. Often renowned universities were insulated by design--no one should disturb a professor while he was thinking.In Pullman, the early years revolved around relationships and practical experience, which leaders believed could instruct just as well as a lecture. Researcher William J. Spillman's advice was to skip lectures about oat diseases, and instead take students to count damaged oat heads per square foot. "You are not teaching agriculture, you are studying agriculture with your students." Professors were accessible, often inviting students to their homes in the evening. Indeed, the whole campus urged involvement--whether in music, sports, politics, or debate-until for the majority of students, faculty, and administrators it became an unquestioned value and essential part of learning. Today, Washington State University students still experience the roots of that face-to-face culture. For students at the state college in Pullman, campus spirit and involvement--whether in music, sports, politics, or debate--became an essential part of learning. Instilling Spirit traces those early decades, offering a unique perspective on the state college experience. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. ISBN 0874220564. Hardback. First Printing. Very Good to Near Fine condition book in a Very Good to Near Fine condition dustjacket, with slight shelfwear to cover and jacket corners. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. Oversized.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 176 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Through letters, reminiscences, and interviews, Instilling Spirit traces Washington State University's first fifty years, offering a unique perspective on college life as it developed in the United States and elsewhere. Although it focuses on a single institution, the student experience Stimson examines serves as an example of the practical, direct educational philosophy followed by many smaller U.S. colleges and universities. The author maintains that the intensely social nature of education at the land-grant college helped kindle a patriotic, civic, and charitable spirit.On January 13, 1892, thirty years after the passage of Justin Morrill's Land Grant Act, fifty-nine men and women headed to Pullman, Washington, for opening day at the Washington State Agricultural College and School of Science. Many were from farms and had never expected to have any higher education. They were intensely grateful for the opportunity. The young scholars received personal attention; not always the case at other institutions. Often renowned universities were insulated by design--no one should disturb a professor while he was thinking.In Pullman, the early years revolved around relationships and practical experience, which leaders believed could instruct just as well as a lecture. Researcher William J. Spillman's advice was to skip lectures about oat diseases, and instead take students to count damaged oat heads per square foot. 'You are not teaching agriculture, you are studying agriculture with your students.' Professors were accessible, often inviting students to their homes in the evening. Indeed, the whole campus urged involvement--whether in music, sports, politics, or debate-until for the majority of students, faculty, and administrators it became an unquestioned value and essential part of learning. Today, Washington State University students still experience the roots of that face-to-face culture.…

Condition: New. KlappentextFor students at the state college in Pullman, campus spirit and involvement--whether in music, sports, politics, or debate--became an essential part of learning. Instilling Spirit traces those early decades, offering.

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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine; see scans and description. Chicago: Atomic Scientists of Chicago, 1948. The August, 1948 issue of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The famous and historic Doomsday Clock - shown on each cover since 1947, two years after the publication's inception - here shows the time to be eight minutes of midnight as of mid-1948. Quarto, illustrated staple-bound wraps, 32 pp. (pages 225 through 256 for the annual volume, pages then being numbered after the fashion of the time). Fine; no flaws. Even the inevitable page paper toning is almost nonexistent. A handsome example; see all scans. Established in 1945 by biophysicist Eugene Rabinowitch and physicist Hyman Goldsmith in response to a correctly-perceived demand for nuclear information at the time by the general public, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is without doubt the most historically significant non-technical publication on the subject of "'global security and public policy issues related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change,[2] and emerging technologies and diseases". Hence, over the years, BAS has become a geopolitical instrument, rather than a nuclear watchdog alone. Feature articles in this vintage 1948 issue: Edward U. Condon Cleared by Atomic Energy Commission; AEC Medical Program (Isotopes Symposium); Joyce Clennam Stearns; British Scientists on International Atomic Control; Atomic Power Prospects; Atomic Peace with Russia?: United Nations & Atomic Energy News; On the Application of Intelligence to World Affairs; Middle-Run International Planning. More, of course; see scan of contents. Contributors include William T. R. Fox; Shields Warren; Arthur Holly Compton (discoverer of The Compton Effect); Henry L. Stimson; M. H. L. Pryce; Philip Quincy Wright; Peter Kihss; and the editors. Very, very scarce as the original monthly softcover issue. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR30.…

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