Word: traveling
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...winner of the fellowship will be required to spend at least one year in travel and study in Europe, under the general direction of the Council of the School. With certain conditions he will have the right of entering and the privilege of working under the direction of the American Academy in Rome...
...Powers graduated from Madison University in 1882, and received the degree of Ph.D. in 1894. Since then he has taught in Madison University, Oberlin, Leland Stanford and Cornell. In 1897, he became president of the Bureau of Universal Travel and has devoted most of his time to that organization since...
...library is as yet incomplete but contains most of the best works of English literature, together with the best of foreign literature, history, biography and travel. The room is intended to be a place where those who want to read for the sake of reading may come, leaving the reading room for special college courses to the larger reading rooms...
...Farnsworth Room is intended to give a pleasant and quiet opportunity for general reading,--of reading as distinguished from study. The collection at present consists mainly of English literature, but foreign literature, travel history and biography are also well represented. The books are to be used only in the room. Other copies of most of the books in the new room can be obtained for our side reading through the Delivery Desk on the second floor...
...Chevalier believes-that it is of the utmost importance to young Americans to realize that this country cannot hold aloof from its share in the great questions of the world. In his opinion the best way in which to acquire this international idea is by travel and abode in foreign countries. There are too many Harvard men settled in Boston and New England; "should one toss a biscuit into the crowd on a Boston street, the chances are almost even that it will strike a Harvard man." All these men are not needed here and should not be concentrated...