Arctic sledging plan outlines heavy loads and routes
The document details sledges carrying forty days provisions and constant weights for 12, 8, and 5 man teams, with 173 to 181 pounds dragged per man. It outlines depots, open-water sails, spring journeys from April, and a major pole approach by six sledges and fifty-two men. It also covers Dog use, communications with Discovery and Alert, and possible relays through Smith Sound and Hall's Grave.
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North Pole
Moss
Fielden
Discovery
Greenland
Cape Stanton
Hall
Smith Sound
Stephenson
Cape Bismarck
Robeson Channel
Alert
Professor Fawcett Comments On Oxford Cambridge Results
Professor Fawcett spoke at Salisbury after prizes were distributed for the late Oxford and Cambridge local examinations. He praised the effort of teachers and pupils as the first centre for these exams, noting that boys excelled in Cambridge at Christmas while girls fared differently.
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Fawcett
Salisbury
Oxford
Cambridge
Canon Swayne
Professor Fawcett
Examinations urged for focused study and fair access
A speaker warns against multi subject overload and shallow preparation. Excellence in a few subjects is urged, with emphasis on thorough mastery, balanced study, and avoiding overwork. He defends examinations as a meritocratic tool and promotes broader access to higher education through university-style testing and scholarships.
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Fowler
Salt Mausoleum at Saltaire Displays Sumptuous Angel Sculpture
In Saltaire Congregational Church a family vault built beside the choir houses the first wife of Edward Salt and three of Sir Titus Salt's children. Sculptor J Adams-Acton rendered a majestic Angel of the Resurrection, its stance, trumpet, and tablet bearing Corinthians text. The work blends majesty and tender beauty in refined drapery and anatomy.
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Titus Salt
Saltaire
Messrs. Lockwood and Mawson
Bradford
London
Edward Salt
Sir Titus Salt
Whitham
Mary
Fanny Caroline Salt
J. Adams- Acton
Adams-Acton
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