Word: britishism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Robinson, Belafonte and Poitier let fly with a charge that Kenya's higher educational opportunities "are nonexistent under the repressive colonial system." "The facts are very different," snapped the British embassy's Colonial Attache Douglas Williams in a letter to the New York
...version: 451 native Kenyans are pursuing higher education this year on government scholarships-79 at the Royal Technical College. 325 at Makerere College, 45 in Britain, two in Canada. Countered Tom Mboya: the statistics, in a land with an African population of 6,000,000, "are an indictment of British attitudes toward African education...
...argument on British colonial policy continued, but in Manhattan the 81 students were busy answering reporters' questions about other matters. In clipped British accents, Masai Tribesman Geoffrey M. Ole Maloy reported that his hunting trophies include four cobras, two antelopes and a rhinoceros. But his tribal status, Maloy explained politely, is still not high. He has never taken part in the Eunoto ceremony (killing a lion in order to become an elder). "My father does not wish that I participate. Although he killed a lion in his youth, he has become somewhat involved in Western civilization...
...full title is Chairman of the Interplanetary Communications Commission of the [Soviet] Academy of Sciences' Astronomical Council, and he has often been spokesman for Russian space scientists. In recognition of his apparent stature, this year's London meeting of the I.A.F. elected Sedov its president. Said a British delegate dryly: "We felt that the Soviets had done a lot of work in this field and should be recognized...
...oriental look. He is an aero-dynarnicist who turned to astrophysics after World War II. Foreign colleagues give him top rating in his field, but they know almost nothing about his personal life. He often travels abroad, is always affable, but does not let his hair down. Said one British scientist last week: "After all, if he had too many drinks with us alone, he might not be allowed to come to the next meeting...