Word: geneva
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...central committee has been formed at Geneva, Switzerland to prepare the practical realization of the plan for an International Alliance of Universities of the Old and New World. This plan was conceived some time ago by Professor Charles Richet, of the Paris Faculty of Medicine, who is a well-known writer, and is constantly in touch with the highest exponents of literature, art and science, throughout Europe, many of whom are actively interested in this movement. In several continental institutions committees of students have been formed to carry on this work, under the direction of the central committee, which...
...Chicago Navy, which is composed of fifteen rowing clubs, will hold an international regatta at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, beginning August 14 and continuing ten days. Entries for the regatta are open to members of all amateur rowing organizations in the world, including college organizations...
...annual World's Student Conferences will be held as usual this year at Northfield Mass. July 1st to 12th and at Lake Geneva Wis. June 23rd to July 2nd, this latter meeting being principally for western students although any men who go there will have a good chance to visit the World's Fair as Lake Geneva is only two hours ride from Chicago. Many prominent men have been secured to lecture among whom are Professor Drummond, Rev. Henry Van Dyke, of New York, formerly one of the Harvard Preachers; Professor M. W. Jacobus, of Hartford Theological Seminary...
...Chicago Navy has decided to send F. F. Pratt abroad to confer with the crews at Oxford, Cambridge, Berlin, Dublin, and other points relative to their participation in the regatta to be held at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Aug. 14 to 24. Another delegate will be sent to Australia within the next two weeks...
...Yerkes Observatory of Chicago University, will be placed at Geneva...