Word: frenchmen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that they work harder than the general run of French students, and, passing their examinations more successfully in consequence, reap the legitimate reward of their industry and application. Their French colleagues, however, contend that the positions in hospitals obtainable by successful competitors in examinations ought to be reserved for Frenchmen-for those who "pay taxes; the blood tax above all." They would not go so far as to demand the exclusion of foreigners from the various lectures or courses, but they would like to see them denied the privilege of taking part in the competitive examinations. -[N. Y. Post...