Word: finlander
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...were held in St. Louis, there were fewer disputes than usual because only four foreign countries competed. In 1908, in London, a series of squabbles aroused a world-wide sentiment in favor of discontinuing the Olympics: U. S. and Swedish flags were omitted from the decorations; Russia insisted that Finland should carry the Russian flag; officials infuriated the Irish team by adding their points to England's score; the U. S. tug-of-war team withdrew because British tuggers appeared in "monstrous boots"; Italian spectators were enraged when, after Marathoner Pietri Dorando had been dragged across the finish line...
...University of the Sorbonne, Martin Luther's writings were publicly burned in 1521. Last week the President of France received, and the Sorbonne honored with a Doctorate of Theology, a world-famed Lutheran-Dr. John Alfred Morehead. In Pans along with Dr. Morehead were the Archbishops of Finland and Sweden, the presidents of the Lutheran Church in China and Hungary, three able leaders of the Church in Germany and representatives of all but one U. S. Lutheran sect. They were delegates to the Lutheran World Convention of which Dr. Morehead has long been president. Having...
...visiting scholars are from universities of Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Finland, while eight are from institutions in the United States. Of the group, two will bear the title of Professor, and the rest will be Lecturers...
...visiting lecturers, Lars Valerian Ahlfors, Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at the University of Helsingfors, Finland, will be lecturer and tutor in Mathematics throughout the year...
...Sergei Koussevitzky, who is returning to America after opening the Sibelius Festival in Helsingfors, Finland, will begin his twelfth season with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as he opens the Friday afternoon Saturday evening series on October 11 and 12. The Monday evening series of six concerts will open on October 28, and the Tuesday afternoon series on November 5. The concerts under the auspices of Harvard University will be played in Sanders Theatre as usual, commencing on October...