Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...founded the Moscow Pedagogical Society, and acted as chairman of the Educational Committee in the City of Moscow. He resigned his chair in consequence of disagreements with the bureaucratic authorities, and since 1903 has been professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford, where he has made a special study of English social and legal history. He has written several noteworthy books, including "Inquiries in the Social History of England," and "Villanage in England...
...University of Moscow, where he was an instructor in history. He was the head of the revolutionary party in many insurrections and was chairman of the Educational Committee of Moscow. He resigned this position owing to difficulties with the government, and went to England, where he studied English social and legal history. He is the author of "The Rise of Federalism in Lombard Italy," "Inquiries into the Social History of England," "Villanage in England," and "The Growth of the Manor...
...citizens, and illustrated with excellent stereopticon views some of the important changes that have been brought about in the excessive crowding of population, the most important factor in the slum problem of New York, and in concluding he urged college men to aid in this work for the social betterment of the city masses...
...most important features of social work has been the establishment of classes and boys' clubs, as well as manual-training and cooking classes. These classes teach the children reliance and give them a chance to assert their own individuality, and to express their own ideas, the lack of which is a strong factor in their moral degradation. If the children can be educated by means of beautiful schools and open parks, half the battle will...
...Riis is an authority on this phase of the social question in America. He was born in Denmark, but came to this country when a young man and became police reporter for the New York Sun. Since then he has been active in the movement for establishing small parks and playgrounds within city limits, and has been instrumental in many movements toward tenement house and school reforms. During the years 1896 and 1897, Mr. Riis was one of the executive officers of the Good Government Clubs, and in 1897 was secretary of the New York Small Parks Commission...