Word: michigan
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...December Monthly is to be commended perhaps more for its variety than its quality. Even geographically reckoned, the range of subject-matter is passing great; from China to the shores of Lake Michigan; from Canada to the other world of Orpheus. This is as it should be; the undergraduate mind has ever felt free to embrace the world entire, both fact and fancy. One expects to find, however, in that embrace more real grip than is evident in the present instance. With but few exceptions, the pieces have the fussiness of old age, without the latter's choice reflectiveness; they...
Professor James H. Brewster, of the University of Michigan, delivered an illustrated lecture of unusual interest in the Living Room of the Union last evening on "Characteristic Scenes in Chili, Bolivia and Peru." The slides used to illustrate the scenery and inhabitants of South America were excellent, especially those showing small towns with the show-capped Andes in the distance...
Professor James H. Brewster of the University of Michigan will deliver an illustrated lecture in the Living Room of the Union this evening at 8 o'clock on "Characteristic Scenes in Chill, Bolivia, and Peru." This lecture will be open only to members of the Union. The slides which Professor Brewster will show this evening, depicting the scenery of South America, are unusually excellent, having gained very favorable comment during his lecture tour of the large western universities last summer...
Professor Brewster was graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School in 1877 and two years later took the degree of LL.B. at the Yale Law School. From 1883 to 1897 he practiced law in Detroit and then entered the faculty of law at the University of Michigan as lecturer on conveyancing. Since 1903 he has held the position of editor of the Michigan Law Review. His lecture this evening will be based on personal experiences and extensive travels among the inhabitants of Chili, Bolivia, and Peru...
After graduating from Sheffield Scientific School, Mr. Brewster took the degree of L.L.B. at the Yale Law School. From 1883 to 1897 he practiced, law in Detroit and then entered the law department of the University of Michigan. Since 1903 he has been editor of the Michigan Law Review and has also traveled extensively in South America...