Social problems and the war
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Lawson, William. 'Social problems and the war'. - Dublin: Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland,Vol. XIII Part XCVI, 1915-1917, pp344-364Download Item:
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Abstract:
And as agriculture strikes more deeply at the roots of
human life than any mere trade, so agricultural science
possesses a human interest and dignity that marks it off
sharply from any branch of technology; it is, indeed, one
of the pillars of rural civilisation. For the farmer's daily
task brings him into continuous contact with the great
fundamental processes of Nature, and the function of agricultural
science is to teach him to read the book of Nature
that lies always open before him, and to see something of
the infinite wonder of every common object in the fields
around him. The investigator in agricultural science is out to
learn what he can of these things, and to pass on his knowledge
to the teacher, who in turn has to put it into a
systematic form in which the young men and women of
the countryside can assimilate it. After knowledge comes
control.
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Read November 24th, 1916
Author: Lawson, William
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Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of IrelandType of material:
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Journal of The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of IrelandVol. XIII Part XCVI 1915-1917
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War and society, World War One, Social issuesISSN:
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