Word: foreigner
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...leading principles showed wherein it differed from that of the United States. A description was given of the parliamentary bodies of that country, together with an explanation of the powers accruing to the Emperor. It was shown that while the President of the United States is regarded by foreign powers as the representative of the people, the Emperor is simply looked upon as the nominal head of the German States. The powers of the Emperor are in many respects similar to those of the President. He is the head of the army and navy and has the power of levying...
JUNIOR THEMES.Theme 1 will be due in Sever 3, on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 2 P. M. Subjects : 1. A description of the Foreign Exhibition in Boston. 2. A description of a political meeting. 3. A description of Faneuil Hall market...
...subjects announced for the first junior theme are 1: A Description of the Foreign Exhibition in Boston ; 2: A Description of a Political Meeting ; 3: A Description of Fanueil Hall Market...
...four, or five, or six hundred Harvard students at lunch or dinner, is, "How do the English students dine?" Each college at Oxford has its dining-hall, or commons, where the late dinner is taken by a large number of men together. But the habit of eating alone, so foreign to American tastes, prevails to a large extent in England, and most college men take breakfast and luncheon in their rooms, either alone, or with some fellow student. These meals are prepared by the student himself or his scout, and the provisions are frequently obtained from the store-room...
England, with a population of 25,000,000, only sends 5000 students to her two universities, while Scotland, with a population of 4,000,000, has 6500 university students, and Germany, with 43,000,000 of people, has 22.500 students. In the two latter cases, however, the proportion of foreign students is quite large...