Word: emperor
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...little boy who abdicated as Emperor of China in 1912 is to complete his education in this country. In the official service of China now are young men who were sent here while boys to be educated at the cost of funds which we repaid to China from the surplus of the Boxer indemnity over the damages chargeable to it. Also high in leadership of private enterprises are still other young China-men taught here in the same manner. If the ex-Emperor is a lad of the right sort, history may be made by him and the manner...
...modification of Oxford's educational terminology is a distinct concession to American prejudice, which makes the title of Doctor the end and consummation of a man's learning. It is a little thing, the matter of a word. Yet Napoleon upturned the world because he wanted to be named Emperor rather than Consul. And many Americans of distinct scholarly ability have gone through other and less congenial training because the sound of a Philosophical Doctor was sweeter to their ears than a mere Literary Bachelor...
...Dartmouth Dramatic Association will present "Naughty Nero," a musical comedy, for the first time next Saturday night. The plot of the play deals with the age when Nero was at the height of his power. The old emperor, through his numerous extra vangances, has gone deeply into debt, and is unable to meet his obligations. Cinema Filmus, a moving picture man from Athens, relieves the embarrassing situation when he requests permission to purchase the moving picture rights for the burning of Rome. Nero, impressed by the magnitude of the offer, readily agrees to the purpose and the destruction of Rome...
...Oxford representative youth from the British Colonies and the United States? By an after-thought he decided that it might be well to base his hopes for the peace of the world on a little larger representation, so he included five German scholars to be chosen by the Emperor...
...building will house the large collection of architectural casts, photographs, and books, a considerable portion of which were given by the German Emperor on the occasion of the visit of Prince Harry a few years ago. A recent and unique addition to the reference library consists of a collection of prints illustrative of Goethe's works, the gift of Miss E. C. Holland of Concord...