Word: professor
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Herr Shuecking, German pacifist leader, characterizes the rejection of the Treaty of Versailles as a "tremendous moral victory for the cause of universal peace." Of course what the Herr Professor means is that it is a tremendous moral victory for Germany, in which he is entirely correct. He then goes on to point out that in the League America has only one vote to England's six, and deplores such a terrible state of affairs, where darling America, whom Germany loves so much, would be England's "hand-maiden." With a little dig at the wickedness of "imperialistic Japan...
...France is paid better than a public school teacher, and two university graduates, possessing equal qualifications, will in 30 years earn a salary of 18,000 and 9,000 francs respectively if one enters the service of the state as an engineer and the other as a college professor...
...same article remarks that the European country where professors enjoyed best treatment in the civil service--and in all Continental countries the teacher is almost invariably a state employee--was, of all nations, Czaristic Russia. Under the "Tchin," or semimilitary hierarchy instituted by Peter the Great and in force up to the revolution, a Russian college professor had the rank and salary of a lieutenant-colonel. Evan in Germany, where a similar, if less rigid, standardization of officialdom prevailed, the professor's rating was that of a major only. --New York Tribune...
...Heinrich Gebhard, the famous Boston pianist, will give several piano selos at the concert to be given in Phillips Brooks House Parlor tonight at 8.25 o'clock. The University Glee Club led by Professor A. T. Davison '06. Will also render several selections at this concerts which is in dedication of the new pianoforte, a gift of a member of the class of 1918. The exercises are open only to member of the University...
...Reverend Norman B. Nash, Assistant Professor of the New Testament at the Episcopal Theological School, and lately Chaplain of the 150th Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Force, will conduct prayers this morning. The services will close promptly at 9 o'clock to allow students to reach their classes at that hour...