To those of us who have been privileged to call him col league, Georges Estes Barton is perhaps best and most fondly remembered as the man with a camera. At the beginning of every semester he could be observed carefully photographing each of his arriving students, and while we used to chaff him about this practice, all of us respected the motive behind it. For George Barton was and is a dedicated teacher and in his courses no student ever would be suffered to remain simply a face in the crowd. His favorite teaching technique has always been Socratic discourse, and he is, as Professors Roberts and DuBose remind us in their essays for this volume, a master of the method. In his chosen field of philosophy of education he has long been recognized as a leader, serving several terms on the Executive Committee of the Philosophy of Education Society and in I963 as its President. In I966 St. Edwards University conferred upon him the honorary degree LL.D in recognition of his significant contributions to curriculum development. Following a distinguished career in general education and educational research at the Rochester Institute of Technology and at the University of Chicago, Professor Barton was ap pointed in I956 to direct Tulane's Inter-Disciplinary Program for the Preparation of Liberally Educated Teachers. In Fe bruary I962, having seen the program through to a successful conclusion, he joined the Department of Philosophy at Newcomb College as Associate Professor of Philosophy.
The object of this volume is to present a general view of mental healing, dealing more especially with the historical side of the subject. While this is divided topically, the topics are presented in a comparatively chronological order, and thereby trace the development of the subject to the present century.
This eBook edition of "The History of Espionage" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Excerpt:"The romance of war in its most thrilling form is exemplified in this narrative of the adventures of "The World's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents." Much has been published upon the subject of espionage, and the memoirs and secret histories of the courts of Europe give us instances of men and women who have gained favor and money, if not honor and glory, by selling back-stairs gossip concerning their fellow creatures; but the aim of the present work has been rather to relate the big exploits of those who faced great personal danger and risked their lives for the sake of flag and country.
George Barton Cutten (1874-1962) was a Canadian-born psychologist, moral philosopher, historian and university administrator. In 1892, he enrolled at Acadia University, and there he joined the varsity rugby team and within three years had led the team to victory over rival Dalhousie University, in 1895. He earned his BA in 1896 and a year later he was ordained a Baptist minister. He went on to Yale University and by 1902 he had earned a degree in divinity and a PhD in psychology. At Yale, he continued his outstanding career as a football player and on Sundays he served as a preacher at local churches. His thesis was titled The Psychology of Alcoholism which he would publish, in revised form, in 1907. At Yale, he obtained a position as professor of moral philosophy, but he returned to Acadia in 1910. He was president of Acadia University from 1910 to 1922 and Colgate University from 1922 to 1942. Other works include: The Psychological Phenomena of Christianity (1908), Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing (1911), Mind: Its Origin and Goal (1925) and The Threat of Leisure (1926).
Contents:Under the Big DomeThe Naval Repair StationThe New PageVisions of GreatnessA Wink and a NodHudson Strikes a SnagBarry StumblesAn Unexpected MoveOn the Trail of Joe HartSuspenseDiscord and DefeatSmithers to the RescueA Little PilgrimageBarry Falls a Second TimeBarry Redeems HimselfA Call of the HouseThe Missing BillRumors of WarSorely TemptedHudson Plays PoliticsConway Makes a HitProof ConclusiveWhat Barry OverheardThe Last StandA Race Against TimeThe Home Coming
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