Word: viscountal
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dilemma which haunted educators of the last decade: knowledge of Latin and Greek is too valuable a heritage of civilization to be lost, but an enforced study destroys the "sweetness and light" of this ancient learning. It might prove Cassandra-like to herald a revival of the Viscount's assertion that "the case for making Latin the normal groundwork of a liberal education is overwhelming" is no longer resented as an unwarranted bit of pedagogy...
LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR, Richard Burdon, Viscount Haldane, Liberal, a man of immense knowledge and understanding (TIME...
FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY Frederick John Napier Thesiger, Viscount Chelmsford, Conservative, lawyer. His appointment was a great surprise. He was once Viceroy of India...
...urged the Government's closest attention to the situation. The Premier, Viscount Kiyoura, replied that the situation was being "closely watched...
Died. Field Marshal Viscount Yoshimichi Hasegawa, 75, famed Japanese militarist, senior military Elder Statesman, onetime Governor General of Korea; at Tokyo...