Word: british
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...Saturday night President Eliot spoke to the members of the Harvard Canadian Club and their guests from the British Empire Club of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He paid a glowing tribute to the splendid work being done by the Ministry of Labor in Canada, under the direction of Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, a former member of the club, and a former student in the Economics Department of Harvard. The recent legislation of the Canadian Parliament for the settlement of individual disputes was designated by the speaker as "the best in the world." Its superlorities in contrast with...
...Asia," by E. Huntington '92; "The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics," by F. L. Knowles '96; "Ancient Athens," by H. C. Lea h.'90; "Sapho and Phaon," by P. W. MacKaye '97; "From Sail to Steam," "Some Neglected Aspects of War," by A. T. Mahan h.'95; "British State Telegraphy, and Public Ownership and the Telephone in Great Britain," by H. G. Meyer '92; "Elements of Psychology," by E. L. Thorndike '96; "Days Off," by H. Van Dyke h.'94; "A History of Architecture," by R. Sturgis '78; "The France of Today," by B. Wendell '77; "Foods...
Misinformation alone can account for the press reports from Berlin stating that the fact that Professor Schofield is a British subject has caused some unfavorable comment there. Long before Harvard's representative left, it was known in Germany that he was of Canadian birth, but no objection was offered. It is perhaps not generally understood that the exchange of professors is an academic arrangement which involves no diplomatic complications. As the holder of a Harvard degree and a member of the Faculty, Professor Schofield is a true representative of the University, and as such he will be received...
...Bell received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard in 1904, as the result of work in the graduate School. His professional life has been in the geological department of the British government, first with the geological survey in Canada, and later in New Zealand. In his present position he has had exceptions opportunities for exploring the mountainous regions of New Zealand...
India contributes $375,000,000 annually to the expenses of the British government and over one-third of this is spent on the army which oppresses the natives. Only $6,000,000 annually goes to the education of the people. Such a drain on the finances of the country is the cause of the annual famines, and indirectly of the plagues, by which India is decimated. The Hindoos are discriminated against unfairly on account of their color; the Civil Service is closed to them, as well as all commands in the army...