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...political career started in 1883 when he was elected to Parliament on a bye-election for Newcastle-on-Tyne. He held several Cabinet posts: Chief Secretary of Ireland twice, 1886, 1892-5; Secretary of State for India, 1905-10; Lord President of the Privy Council, 1910-14. He resigned the last named post at the outbreak of the War, because, although a Liberal, he was in reality a reactionary at heart. In his Recollections he said: "The War and our action in it led to my retirement from public office. The world is traveling under formidable omens into...
...eight erring historians are Messrs. Hart, Van Tyne, McLaughlin, West, Muzzey, Ward, Guiteau, Barnes. Commenting on the list, Dr. Perkins, professor of history at the University of Rochester, said: "An American history written by David S. Muzzey and contained in the proscribed blacklist is one of the very best textbooks. In fact, three of the first four books named by Mr. Hirshfield as being ' fit only to be fed to the furnace are the works of three of the most distinguished scholars in the country." Of course Dr. Perkins is wrong. But what could be expected...
...David Saville Muzzey of Columbia University: "History of the American People" by Willis Mason West, former head of the department of history of the University of Minnesota; "A History of the United States for Schools" by Andrew C. McLaughlin, of the University of Chicago and Claude H. Van Tyne, of the University of Michigan: "Our United States" by William B. Guitteau, director of schools at Toledo; "Burke's Speech on Conciliation", edited by O. H. Ward, of the Taft School: "Short American History by Grades" by Everett Barnes of Brooklyn: and "American History for Grammar Grades", also by Mr. Barnes
...result of the drawing tonight was very favorable to Harvard as Pennsylvania has no players of special prominence. Harvard should also defeat Columbia in semi-finals and thus play in the final round. Princeton is weakened by the loss of Tyne and Congdon, so that it seems sure that Yale will qualify for the final round...
...seems rather extraordinary now to hear this spoken of as the "Isle" of Avon, since it bears no resemblance to an Island whatsoever; but the deep marshes around the spot formerly were entirely under water, leaving the "Isle" high and dry. The ruins here are beautiful. Iona and Tyne Mouth were illustrated and the course of the lecture led to Canterbury. The views of this cathedral were numerous. The place here where Thomas a Becket was murdered by the knights was shown. A tablet on the wall commemorates his life and death and a small square stone marks the very...