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From the Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate, went a strongly worded letter to Premier Baldwin asserting that "there would be a widespread sense of shame among Englishmen if the Government were to abandon Christians in a British protectorate to the Turks...
...principal historical value of the discovery lies in the fact that each figure in the group is painted with detailed accuracy, and that nearly all the Englishmen were well known philanthropists. The state of Georgia, Dr. Rand points out, is unique in that it was founded, not for commercial purposes, but from sheer philanthropy by prominent Englishmen, many of them of the nobility. It is expected that a copy of the picture will be hung in a prominent spot in the State House at Atlanta...
...other spectacle or sporting contest. This debate, fought out on territory friendly to the Americans, proved to be their first victory over the Oxonians. Again in 1923 the Bates team won, and in 1924 two Bates men and one Englishman defeated a team composed of two Englishmen and one American...
...against such men as these that the University team will be forced to show its mettle on October 16. In the 1923 Oxford-Harvard debate which the Englishmen won by so large a margin the English team showed an informality of delivery which was quite foreign to the Americans, and a wit which crackled and sparkled to the discomfiture of the Americans. "In the Garden of Eden all animals were given tails, but men were left to form their own conclusions. Our chief function in coming to America is to forge one more link in the chain binding Harvard...
Once more the Oxford team is on the way to America. They come armed to the teeth with information upon six topics, any one which they are prepared to debate with their opponents. At the present time the Englishmen are on the ocean, engaged in putting the finishing touches on more than 20 debates which they have scheduled with as many American colleges. Starting on October 2, the Oxford team will debate in all parts of the country, remaining over hero until November...