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...Yatsevitch, of Kiev, Russia, who has registered in the Mining School, has been sent to the United States by his government for the purpose of studying American methods of instruction in Metallurgy, as well as metallurgical operations. Mr. Yatsevitch graduated from the Kiev Polytechnic Institute in 1903 served as assistant, and later as instructor, in General Chemistry in the same institution, studied Physical Chemistry in Leipsic under Professor Ostwald, and has had two years practical experience in steel works in South Russia and in silver mines in Siberia...
...enabled as to promulgate doctrines which were of benefit not only to ourselves, but to humanity. A few such instances as the More Doctrine, the opening of Japan and Korea to intercourse with the western national, the Open Door, the integrity of China, Mr. Hay's protest against the Kiev massacres, are enough to show the wholesome effect which our diplomacy has brought about. Our diplomacy accomplished this, because it had behind it the veiled force necessary to carry it through...
...Czar of Russia has ordered the University of Kiev to be closed...
...government has provided liberally for its universities, giving them five buildings, good libraries, expensive apparatus, large gardens and well paid professors. Almost every university is noted for some special branch of science, as Kiev for medicine, Dorpat for astronomy, and Moscow for natural sciences, although at each all subjects are taught. The University of Moscow, the largest and oldest, was founded in 1755, and has a library of 175,000 volumes, 1,600 students, and 75 instructors. The yearly fees are about 100 roubles, or $75 in our money. The government gives 400,000 roubles per year towards its support...
...down to the level of serfs of the Czar, with only a smattering of learning to separate us from the toiling mass, is detested and secretly defied? This is the reason why the Universities are such excellent field for the socialist propaganda; why St. Petersburg and Moscow and Kiev and Odessa and other institutions are furnishing young men to the cause in a never failing supply. It is a fight for free discussion and free thought, as well as for constitutional liberties. The "Nihilist" today is not necessarily an anarchist or a denier of everything, as I am told...