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Died. Peter Taugwalder, Alpine climber, at Zermatt, Switzerland. He was one of three survivors of the party of ten who first climbed the Matterhorn, 58 years ago. Descending the mountain, one climber slipped and pulled six others over a 4,000 foot precipice. Herr Taugwalder climbed the Matterhorn more than 120 times...
Taking "The Situation in Europe" as the subject of his speech on January 25, Mr. Philip Kerr, former private secretary to Lloyd George, declared that America could not remain aloof, since Mr. Kerr was followed by another Englishman. Mr. G. L. Mallery, a noted mountain climber, who gave a vivid description of the perils encountered by the party which recently attempted to reach the submit of Mount Everest. The vividness of his narrative was heightened by many lantern slides taken on the expedition...
...George Leigh Mallory, noted English mountain climber, and one of the leaders of the recent Mount Everest expedition, will deliver an illustrated lecture entitled "Climbing Mount Everest" at 8 o'clock this evening in the Living Room of the Union. Professor Theodore Lyman '97, president of the Harvard Travelers' Club, will introduce the speaker. Before the lecture Mr. Mallory will be the guest of the Governing Board of the Union at dinner...
...which classics should be taught appears somewhat obscure and doubtful. Why may not a student follow more than one point of view in reading an author if that author deserves such a consideration? When a man climbs a mountain, whether he is a botanist, a geologist, or a mere climber, he must have one look at the vegetation, another at the ground, and another at the vistas about him. If he fails to appreciate any of these three realities about him, he may still remain a good geologist, or a good botanist, or a good seer; but he is certainly...
...from the point of view of a historian and a constitutional lawyer. After a visit to South Africa in 1897, he published a volume of "Impressions" of that country, which carried great weight when the Boer War was being discussed. In his early life he was a notable mountain-climber, ascending Mount Ararat in 1876; and, later, was author of a book on mountain climbing...