Word: asia
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Laurence Binyon, of the British Museum, well known as a poet, lecturer and writer on the fine arts, will give a lecture on "The Art of Asia" at the Fogg Art Museum, this evening at 8 o'clock. The lecture will be open to the public...
...Laurence Binyon lectures on "The Art of Asia" at the Fogg Museum...
John R. Mott penetrated the student classes in Europe, Asia and Africa, and built up Christian movements there. He is the recognized leader of religious work among students in this country. With this glorious lifework as the background for his subject he comes to address us. But his subject aside, Dr. Mott has a personality that stimulates, and an understanding of life that unveils many of its mysteries...
President Eliot has also made a special study of the relation of the rising Oriental nations to the problem of world peace, and will undoubtedly offer many valuable suggestions as the result of his experiences in Asia, where he had exceptional facilities for meeting the leading men in all branches of public life...
According to figures compiled by Rudolf Tombo, Jr., there are 2,084 foreign students in 44 of the leading American colleges. Nearly half of these men have been contributed by Asia, this continent having 42.2 per cent of the total. The remainder come from North America, Europe, South America, Australia, and Africa. Columbia leads in the enrolment of foreigners for the past year with 187. Harvard is seventh with 137. The increase during the past two years...