Word: climbers
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...which classics should be taught appears somewhat obscure and doubtful. Why may not a student follow more than one point of view in reading an author if that author deserves such a consideration? When a man climbs a mountain, whether he is a botanist, a geologist, or a mere climber, he must have one look at the vegetation, another at the ground, and another at the vistas about him. If he fails to appreciate any of these three realities about him, he may still remain a good geologist, or a good botanist, or a good seer; but he is certainly...
...from the point of view of a historian and a constitutional lawyer. After a visit to South Africa in 1897, he published a volume of "Impressions" of that country, which carried great weight when the Boer War was being discussed. In his early life he was a notable mountain-climber, ascending Mount Ararat in 1876; and, later, was author of a book on mountain climbing...