Word: acadia
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...began with the meeting of de la Tour and Governor Winthrop, whom he mentioned as Harvard's civil founder, and then traced the part played by Harvard graduates in winning possession of the continent from the French. He then spoke of the early New England migration to Acadia, with its large accompaniment of Harvard clergymen and of other graduates who became prominent in the contest for responsible government. The contribution of Harvard to the Loyalist cause was next described. In conclusion. Dr. Rand mentioned the large influence in Canadian affairs exercised by Canadian graduates from Harvard throughout the past century...
Neither of the English universities is represented, but there are graduates from the universities of Berlin, Leipzig, Strasburg, and Gottingen in Germany; Naples, Italy; Havana, Cuba; Keiogijuki, Japan; and colleges in Turkey, Australia, and New South Wales; besides the Canadian universities of McGill, McMaster, Acadia, Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Queen's, Manitoba, and Toronto...
...each; Williams 20; Tufts 18. From the University of Pennsylvania there are only 6. The English University of Oxford is not represented, but there are graduates from Cambridge University; the University of Heidelberg; the University of Strassburg; Keiogijiku University, Japan; Victoria University, England; the Universities of Dalhousie and Acadia, Nova Scotia; the University of Toronto; the University of New Brunswick; and the University of Havana. Of these 754 men, 340 are in the Law School, 176 in the Medical School, 143 in the Graduate School, 58 in the College, 15 in the Divinity School, 14 in the Lawrence Scientific School...