Word: ross
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...invitations have gone out; 200 philosophers are expected. From Europe will probably come Rector Lapie of the University of Paris and Rector Del Vecchio of the University of Rome; Professors Giovanni Gentile (ethics) of Italy; Etienne Gilson of the Sorbonne and Levy Bruhl of the French Institute; William D. Ross, J. A. Smith and Ferdinand C. Schiller of Oxford; John Burnet of St. Andrews. From the various philosophical departments of U. S. universities and colleges: Professor Guy A. Tawney of Cincinnati, President of the western branch of the American Philosophical Society; President John G. Hibben of Princeton; Professors Alexander Meiklejohn...
Besides approving the arrangements for the Assembly, the Executive Committee also passed on the appointment of two additional Red Book sub-chairmen. John Orrsen Ross of Redding. Conn, was appointed sub-Chairman of the Editorial Board, and Oscar Straus Schafer of New York City, sub-Chairman of the Photographic Board...
...included Governess Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming (Governess Ferguson was omitted; from Texas was chosen Florence P. Sterling, an officer of the Humble Oil Co.); Reah H. Whitehead, a justice of the peace from Washington; Mary M. Bartelme, a judge of the Chicago Juvenile Court; Izetta Jewell Brown, a politician from West Virginia (TIME, June 2, 1924)?business women, club women, attorneys, doctors, authors, editors, educators?all the usual and unusual occupations ranging to Elizabeth Daingerfield, Kentucky breeder of fine horses...
...presence of two visiting professors from England. John Ramsay Allardyce Nicoll, Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of London, will give a course on the Drama from the Restoration to 1800, and on the development of the theatre. The other visiting professor, William David Ross, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford University, will give a course on the Philosophy of Aristotle...
...renowned philosopher is coming to the Harvard Summer School this year in the person of Professor W. D. Ross, it was learned yesterday. Professor Ross is perhaps the greatest living authority on Aristotle and has published a series of translations of the works of the great Greek philosopher which are the best translations in the English language and possibly the best in the world. Since 1902 Professor Ross has been a Fellow and Tutor of Oriel College, Oxford, and has been Deputy of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford since...