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Born in Brooklyn, William Beebe was educated at Columbia University. He has for many years been Honorary Curator of Ornithology of the New York Zoölogical Society. As you doubtless know, he is Director of the British Guiana Zoological Station, and here he spends a part of each year, collecting specimens, examining them, preparing his elaborate scientific data. But he has not confined his activities to the jungle; he has also traveled extensively in Asia, South America, Mexico...
...seaplane for aerial exploration and to protect the expedition against the cannibals of the region by bombing, if necessary. Previous experiences of the Rices dictated this precaution. Swanson will establish a complete broadcasting and receiving station, WJS, at Boa Vista, on the upper Rio Branco, in Brazil, near British Guiana...
...Chancellor of the Exchequer in a written answer to a question asked in the House, stated that the Colonies are repaying loans to the Mother Country. Payments on principal have been made by the following dominions: South Africa, ?381,000; Australia, ?526,000; New Zealand, ?141,000; British Guiana...
...Penard, who has traveled extensively in South America, will speak on Dutch Guiana under the auspices of the Harvard Travelers' Club tonight at 8 o'clock in the Trophy Room of the Union. The lecture will be open to all members of the Union...
According to the figures compiled by W. C. Bennett '23, Foreign Student Secretary at Phillips Brooks House, 182 foreign students are enrolled in the University. The statistics are: Albania, 1 Armenia, 1 Australia, 1 Barbados, 2 Belgium, 3 Brazil, 1 Bulgaria, 2 Canada, 8 British Guiana, 1 China, 44 Cuba, 2 Denmark, 1 England, 8 France, 4 Germany, 1 Greece, 4 Hawaii, 1 Holland, 3 Hungary, 1 India, 8 Italy, 1 Japan, 33 Mexico, 2 New Brunswick, 1 New Zealand, 1 Norway, 3 Palestine, 1 Peru, 2 Philippine Islands, 7 Poland, 1 Porto Rico, 2 Russia, 8 South Africa...