Word: mission
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...broke out. He was wounded in the Battle of the Marne, at which time he was serving as a Sergeant. Later he received a Croix de Guerre for conspicuous bravery. In May, 1917, at which time he held the office of Lieutenant, he was a member of the mission sent to Harvard by the French Government. While here he received a commission as Captain...
Professor W. E. Hocking '01 will speak this evening at the Student Liberal Club housewarming which is to be held at the Club House, 66 Winthrop Street. The meeting will begin at 6.30 o'clock and the subject of Professor Hocking's talk will be "The Mission of a College Liberal Club". John Rothchilds '21 and H. B. Davis '21, both former presidents of the club will also talk. They will discuss one of the most important features of this year's program of the Liberal Club--namely the instituting of the English system of debating as practised at Oxford...
...Harvard Mission's plans for the coming year have been announced by W. E. Stearns '23, chairman of the committee. Several meetings will be held at which well-known authorities who have finally participated in missionary work will speak. Plans are also being made to continue mission study groups, such as were held last year by Professor J. T. Addison '09, of the Episcopal School...
...Monday, October 10, at 8 P. M., in Lawrence 3, Dr. Sven Knudsen, Head Master of the Hellerup Gymnasium, Copenhagen, Denmark, will give an illustrated lecture on "Denmark, the Country and Its Schoolss." Dr. Knudsen is on a government mission in this country studying American education and has brought with him a number of lantern slides illustrating Denmark, and especially its system of education...
...secretary of the University at Athens, and is known as one of the most prominent liberals in Europe. Mr. Phoutrides was an instructor in the University 1916-17. He was appointed professor of the Classics at Athens two years ago, but stayed in this country on a mission from the Greek Government. He was a firm adherent of of the Venizelos ministry and is an intimate friend of Premier Venizelos, so that his mission terminated with that government. Next year he will continue his connection with the University as an instructor in the Classics...