{"id":808,"date":"2017-05-14T18:57:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T22:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/?p=808"},"modified":"2022-03-16T11:19:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:19:22","slug":"log-of-earl-w-baker-2191917-2231917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/44parkave.com\/holdernewt\/2017\/05\/log-of-earl-w-baker-2191917-2231917\/","title":{"rendered":"Log of Earl W Baker 2\/19\/1917 \u2013 2\/23\/1917"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feb. 19, 1917<\/span><\/h4>\n

Billed B started to post G. Eve attended lecture at YMCA by Vining. He preached gospel of the strenuous enthusiastic sacrificing radical life scoffed at will power love as the pilot* and proclaimed desire & ideals as the real dynamics of life. Preached new thought – self affirmation – eliminate failure from vocabulary by substituting \u201carrested success\u201d. Endorsed H Munsterberg & H Bergson**. 11 P.M.<\/span><\/p>\n

*\u201dlove as the pilot\u201d was written in with a caret and not that legibly. As this sentence <\/span>makes no sense, it\u2019s probably wrong.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

**Hugo M\u00fcnsterberg German-American psychologist and college mentor of the guy who created Wonder Woman \u201c<\/span>one of the pioneers in <\/span>applied psychology<\/span><\/a>, extending his research and theories to Industrial\/Organizational (I\/O), legal, medical, clinical, educational and business settings\u201d<\/span>\u00a0(Wikipedia<\/a>)\u00a0and Henri Bergson<\/span> \u201cknown for his influential arguments that processes of immediate experience and intuition are more significant than abstract rationalism and science for understanding reality.\u201d (Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Feb. 22, 1917<\/span><\/h4>\n

Tuesday – posted G. – in eve went to \u201cPals First\u201d with Courtenay & Wise*. Had \u00bd opportunity for acquaintance – maybe with more ease, savoir-faire, etc. Wed posted I – billed H. Rutherfords in eve. Am sensu-plus.** Thur. posted H. eve Institute at High School – \u201cKing\u201d on Eyes that See not & Ears that hear not. Fluent flowery facile oratory. 11 P.M.<\/span><\/p>\n

*Assuming this was a play. Seems to have been made into a movie in 1918 and again in 1926.<\/em><\/p>\n

**Maybe Latin for \u201cmore sensible\u201d?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Feb. 23, 1917<\/span><\/h4>\n

Fri. took of sales G& I \u2731 Must commence a rigid food basis – no meat, tea or coffee, cake, pie or sweets & less quantity. 10:45 P.M.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Saartje\u2019s note: I am eating a huge chocolate chip cookie while typing this)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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