Word: specializes
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Germans land a shell in the dark on general theory that something ought to be on that road, at that spot, at that time, and you are there-you get it. That's all. But there are lots of roads and they are long Some cross-roads get special attention right along, and that brings me to tell you of an incident that happened the other night...
...Institute for their work. There is no college or university in the country which is the equal of Tech in point of proportion of foreign students. The record at the moment is 103 foreigners representing 27 countries. This number is always increased later during the first term when special students make their appearance. Europe sends seven students from five countries, Albania, Italy, Hungary, Norway, and Russia, the last-named having two each. The Orient, in which Turkey and Egypt are included by speech if not by geographical lines, is represented by 51 students, China having the lion's share...
...real advance in foreign students at the Institute comes from South American countries and here there has been quite a bit of missionary educational work done by Tech, which has its special circular in Spanish and its representatives on the popular South American tours. Chile, which has its own excellent systems of education caring for the student from the kindergarten to the degree, sends eight young men, a number of them from the national naval academy, with three from Colombia and two from Equador. Fourteen is the tally from South America and twenty others come from the Central American countries...
Fifty-two men will make the trip in two special Pullman cars carrying their own baggage with them, the three cars to remain coupled together throughout the entire trip...
...students in the College must pass, before the end of their second year, a special oral examination to test their power of translating either French or German. Opportunity to take either or both of these examinations will be given in the afternoons, beginning Monday, October 2. All candidates who wish to take the oral examination must notify the Recorder, University 4, in writing, on or before Thursday, September 28. Each candidates will then be notified when and where to present himself for the oral examination...