Word: careers
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Lloyd George has weathered the worst storm of his career. He has emerged with added laurels, and proved once more that he is the one man to head the British Government...
...conclusion of his career as a statesman in the Indian Empire, Sir Walter was Knighted. He had entered the Civil Service there in 187 and from then until 1905 he was constantly occupied with important duties. At different times he held the posts of secretary to the Government of India, private secretary to Lord Curzon, Viceroy, and chief of staff to the present King and Queen when they visited India...
Both teams will be coached by Hugh Duffy, Coach of the University nine last season. He has had a long career in professional baseball, dating from 1887, when he played in the New England League. Later he was with such teams as the Chicago "White-Sox" with "Pop" Anson was captain, and the Boston and Philadelphia National League clubs. Since 1904 Duffy has managed several clubs in the major and minor leagues...
...Latin have been the very basis of a higher education, but now, because of changing conditions, either one is sufficient. Men who made England the power she is, and those who established her reputation as a land of cultured people, have been trained by the Classics. A university career has depended for generations on the ability to use the ancient languages, for they have been a foundation rather than an end. As liberal movements have spread over the civilized world, and as the great mass of people has become more interested in the problems of the day, education...
Cheney prepared at St. Mark's School, from where he was graduated to enter the Freshman Class of the University last year. While a member of the first-year organization he played on the football team and served as secretary-treasurer of the Aero Club. His school career was interrupted when he left College to enlist in the Aviation School of the University of Illinois. There he was a student last summer until his summons was received to embark for France...