Word: heidelberg
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...addition to his charge that the company is a German menace, Mr. Garvan based his fraud accusations on the following ideas: 1) the debentures are convertible into common stock which the company can redeem, thereby assuring German control; 2) Paul Warburg received an honorary Ph. D. from Heidelberg in 1927, W. E. Weiss a similar degree from Cologne in 1928, were thereby influenced to lend their names to the company, while others received "considerations having nothing to do with the interests of the company...
After 14 years of diligence and research Dr. Friedrich Bergius of Heidelberg University last week announced another ersatz: sugar from wood. He considers "all difficulties solved" in turning wood into cellulose, treating the cellulose with hydrochloric acid to get ersatz-holz-zucker. The product is similar to beet sugar in taste and application...
...admit that the height of scholarship can be reached at home. Thirty or forty years ago, the home of the more important muses was generally considered to be in Germany. Today, the scene has changed, but it is still on the other side of the Atlantic. Instead of the Heidelberg scar, one must now have the Oxford accent. At present English influence on our educational methods is almost as potent as the German once was. We notice the trend, very obvious despite the modifications and adaptations, right here in Cambridge. One truth seems evident. No system can remain the same...
Libby is a graduate of Bowdoin College, studied at Heidelberg and Oxford, and was granted a degree by the Andover Theological Seminary. He taught for seven years at Phillips Exeter Academy. During the war and for two years thereafter he engaged in European relief and reconstruction work for the Society of Friends. Since 1921, when he organized the National Council for the Prevention of War to support the Washington Conference, he has devoted all his time and resources to pacifist enterprise...