Word: bilthoven
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...HEEMSKERK Bilthoven, The Netherlands...
...something of an anarchist and eventually founded a school that should have caused most parents to turn away in dismay. Instead, Schoolmaster Boeke has become one of the most respected and respectable educators in Holland. Last week, as he retired at the age of 70, his school in Bilthoven (near Utrecht) was not only thriving, it boasted such eminent alumnae as the three eldest daughters of Queen Juliana...
...stop with money. Back in Britain during World War I, he tried to tell the English to turn the other cheek, soon found himself languishing in jail as a pacifist. In 1918, he was deported to Holland; but by the time he and his family settled in Bilthoven, he had already acquired other convictions. For one thing, he decided that all governments were based on force and that therefore he could have nothing to do with them or their byproducts. He refused to use the railways, telephones or post office; and though he did give English and violin lessons...
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