Word: hanotaux
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...could possibly handle, French educational authorities decided to slash the number by giving the toughest entrance examinations in history. They succeeded only too well. This month 200,000 eleven-year-olds were forced to answer questions on André Gide, to analyze passages from Gabriel Hanotaux, and to solve problems such as: "A group of passengers contributed 850 francs each to rent a bus. Six withdrew, so the price was raised by 210 francs each. How many people finally formed the group?"* The result of the exam: 55% of the 200,000 flunked. French psychologists promptly erupted: "It is detestable...
...apparent reason other than Sweden's request, to revive a commission to preserve peace between Sweden and the U.S., which was set up in 1914 by Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan and forgotten since 1944, when the U.S.-appointed neutral member of the commission, Albert Auguste Gabriel Hanotaux of France, died. The President named French Historian Andre Siegfried (America Comes of Age), 79, as the U.S.-appointed neutral representative...
...Comite France-Amerique" founded in 1909 by Gabriel Hanotaux, Foreign Minister of France for the purpose of "promoting cordial relations between France and the New World" has offered the University a gold medal as the prize for the "France-Amerique Oratorical Contest...
...Contemporary France," (vol. 3), by Gabriel Hanotaux...
...return to Paris, M. Tardieu was made secretary to M. Hanotaux, and attache to the cabinet of M. Delease. In this double capacity, he had the opportunity of following closely the Fashoda affair. He was then given the rank of secretary of embassy, and left the department of foreign affairs for three years to take up the position of secretary to the president of the Council of Ministers. This was a valuable chance to become acquainted with French political circles during a difficult and crucial period. In 1902 he accompanied M. Lonbet, President of the Republic to St. Petersburg...
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