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... SOCIETY OF AMERICA ; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE SPANISH ROYAL ACADEMY , AND OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF HIS- TORY OF MADRID ; PROFESSOR OF SPANISH , UNI- VERSITY OF ILLINOIS . SPORTS CHARLES A. TAYLOR , MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF THE New York ...
... SOCIETY OF AMERICA ; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE SPANISH ROYAL ACADEMY , AND OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF HIS- TORY OF MADRID ; PROFESSOR OF SPANISH , UNI- VERSITY OF ILLINOIS . SPORTS CHARLES A. TAYLOR , MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF THE New York ...
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... Society 1893-5 and of the Physical Society 1895-7 . He was celebrated for his researches in photography and spectroscopy , in which fields he published several important books , including Instruction in Photography ( 1870 ) ; Treatise ...
... Society 1893-5 and of the Physical Society 1895-7 . He was celebrated for his researches in photography and spectroscopy , in which fields he published several important books , including Instruction in Photography ( 1870 ) ; Treatise ...
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... society is patterned on the French Academy in Paris . Membership is limited to 50 persons .. Beginning in 1909 a series of annual meetings . have been held . Until 1919 William Dean Howells was president of the Academy , but his death ...
... society is patterned on the French Academy in Paris . Membership is limited to 50 persons .. Beginning in 1909 a series of annual meetings . have been held . Until 1919 William Dean Howells was president of the Academy , but his death ...
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... Society it should arouse much interest . Mr. Demblanc stated that in- creased safety would be secured inasmuch as in case of engine trouble the propellers could be detached to operate as an air brake . In ad- dition experiments on ...
... Society it should arouse much interest . Mr. Demblanc stated that in- creased safety would be secured inasmuch as in case of engine trouble the propellers could be detached to operate as an air brake . In ad- dition experiments on ...
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... societies on the institute's board of trus- tees . The State of Minas Geraes , Brazil , has de- termined upon the ... society a tract of land for an experiment station devoted to livestock improvement . The British Parliament has ...
... societies on the institute's board of trus- tees . The State of Minas Geraes , Brazil , has de- termined upon the ... society a tract of land for an experiment station devoted to livestock improvement . The British Parliament has ...
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Page 380 - Powers, in favour of the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, it being clearly understood that nothing should be done which might prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country...
Page 96 - That the purpose of this corporation shall be to promote, through organization and cooperation with other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in Scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues, using the methods which are now in common use by Boy Scouts.
Page 202 - Said sums shall be allotted to the States in the proportion which their population bears to the total population of the United States...
Page 389 - It shall be the duty of said bureau to formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
Page 38 - Tennessee. The bauxite from all localities in the United States, though it may vary in chemical composition, is on the whole similar in general appearance, with the exception of the " granitic bauxite
Page 380 - Mandatory should be responsible for putting into effect the declaration originally made on November 2nd, 1917, by the Government of His Britannic Majesty, and adopted by the said Powers, in favour of the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people...
Page 355 - This International Congress of Women expresses its deep regret that the terms of peace proposed at Versailles should so seriously violate the principles upon which alone a just and lasting peace can be secured, and which the democracies of the world had come to accept.
Page 152 - Columbia, consisting of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the officer in charge of public buildings and grounds of the District of Columbia...
Page 16 - Bringing about higher standards of comfort and beauty for the farm home. (4) Safeguarding the health of the farm family, and especially the health of the mother and growing child. (5) Developing and introducing money-yielding home industries where necessary in order to make needed home improvements.
Page 203 - Association shall be entitled to elect one delegate and one alternate to the Representative Assembly for each...