Word: foreignism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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International House has been founded for the purpose of bringing together students from all parts of the world and offering to foreign students facilities for studying English as it is spoken in America today, it was announced recently through a branch of the Phillips Brooks House...
Most of the characters who have appeared to date reappear briefly on the eve of war: Wazemmes has become a monarchist; the munitions maker is mixed up with a sadistic woman doctor; the young scientist has begun to make a name for himself; Gurau has refused the post of Foreign Minister; Quinette is planning another murder...
...famous member was Samuel Auchmuty, a noted colonial lawyer and judge, who later received honorary degrees from Columbia and Oxford. Jumping another century, the Class of 1842 graduated 56 strong. This class lost several men in the Civil War. The best-known member was Stephen H. Phillips, who became foreign Minister of the old Kingdom of Hawaii...
...foreign scholars three are from England, two from Germany, and one each from Switzerland, Russia, and Denmark...
...three days in Havana with organized sight seeing trips and parties were very enjoyable. All students had plenty of time ashore to see the city thoroughly. On each of these yearly cruises a foreign port is visited which is an added incentive to carry on the practical work and duties the students perform at sea. Two years ago the ships visited Panama while last year the ports of call were Kingston, Jamaica and San Juan...