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Colonel Freyberg. One night some years ago, a British officer painted his body black and slipped over a dread-naught's side into the moiling waters of the Dardanelles. He swam ashore, penetrated the Turkish lines, lit flares to guide a landing-party. For this exploit he received a medal from his Government. When Author Sir James Barrie, some time later, was delivering a now celebrated address before St. Andrews University, he referred to this incident as an example of incomparable courage, turned to bow to Colonel Freyberg who sat behind him on the platform...
...conclusions: "Every prisoner feared the law, and hated it for the punishment it imposed. There is a dread that the fear of prison causes which I am now convinced is beneficial. I formerly thought prisons out of date, but now have changed my viewpoint. They serve a very useful purpose. Only there is not sufficient attention paid to fitting girls to lead a straight life when once they leave confinement...
...period of Filipino political control, under the Jones Act, 300 infant children contracted the dread disease, and the colony went from bad to worse...
...have colonial aspirations. At a semi-scientific meeting, at which Reichsbank President Schacht and Explorer Duke Johann von Mecklenburg were present, the "Bayer 205" serum against sleeping sickness was discussed in relation to its possible utility in Africa. The right for Germany to coöperate in exterminating that dread disease was claimed. Underneath this talk was the conviction that Germany's lost African colonies should be restored, since German scientists can make Africa healthy and safe for humanity...
...meeting. An emeritus professor who has nothing to gain or lose in a personal or professional way, makes pointed and personal criticism of the policies of the present administration, but does not wish to be quoted or to even have the incidents he mentions connected with Harvard, because 'all dread scandal'. However the Harvard CRIMSON is not so cautions." He then makes several quotations from CRIMSON editorials commenting upon President Lowell's letter to Professor Baker upon the occasion of his acceptance of the call to Yale...