Word: feudality
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...meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences yesterday, the Toppan Prize of one hundred and fifty dollars was awarded to William Bennett Munro, A.M., for an essay on "The Feudal System in Canada...
Most important of the publications by members of the Graduate School are three monographs, written by special students in the Department of History. The first of these is on "Feudalism in Canada," by W. B. Munro 2G. It goes deeply into a subject of which little has been known heretofore. When the French came over to Canada, in early colonial times, they transplanted the Feudal System from Europe to America, where it remained till 1854, long after the English came into power in Canada. The system was almost identical with that of the Middle Ages; forced labor was everywhere demanded...
...English itemized bills are rather amusing. In this same class comes "Under the Far West Green wood Tree" and the English Cambridge in Winter." In the latter, by Albert G. Hyde, is given an excellent idea of the chapel services of the college and is well worth reading. "Feudal Chiefs of Acadia" by Francis Parkman and Dr. George E. Ellis' article on "Count Rumford" make up the history and biography. The former would undoubtedly be of interest to many not only on account of its pleasing style but because a good knowledge of Boston, as it was in the seventeenth...
...such pronounced expression that all society became pervaded with it. At that time It was one of these knights, William the IX., a type of manly prowess, chivalrous not as yet hardened into caste, and the knights were fit teachers of the people too, Christian as ceticism and feudal heartlessness had made both marriage and love little esteemed among the people. Marriage was tolerated only as a necessary evil, and love was decried as the snare of the devil. Against such sentiments the finer natures of both sexes cried out, and the troubadours voiced this...
...infinite. Every new poet brings a new message, every prophet sees a new vision, perhaps not as great as a previous one but yet a new one. In the early history of Europe every distinct province had its own deity. In fact the theology of progression is distinctively a feudal theology. Slowly the people came to believe in one God, but still there remained the contention between the priests and prophets. The priests said that the office of religion was to placate God, while the prophets declared that its office was to please God, to do what was pure...