Word: whittlesey
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...British proposal to settle German refugees in their East African colonies was labeled "a forlorn hope" by Dewent Whittlesey, associate professor of Geography and expert on Africa, in an interview with the CRIMSON last night...
...Most of the territory which would be used for the scheme is uninhabitable," Whittlesey explained. "The chief difficulty is water, and not even the natives live there. Yet the high lands have a climate which Europeans could live in, and although Europeans would have difficulty with the climate and danger of disease, they could probably live on the coastal plains...
...there is always the possibility of new trade or business development," Whittlesey continued. "But, since the environment is unfavorable, it would take a lot of capital to build up an economic empire...
...Whittlesey doubted whether there were great mineral deposits outside of the rich area in Northern Rhodesia...
...time whether one is going on in those fields or not. The exercise which this field exerts on one's brain--one's reasoning ability rather than memory--is particuther courses in Regional Geography covers the courses in Regional Geography covers successfully and interestingly what it is supposed to. Whittlesey has a vast fund of knowledge, gives serious and well organized lectures. Kemp is amusing, widely experienced, and stimulating to individual thought...