Review of 25 Years of Global Education Reforms
Washington notes by James F. Abel shows wartime changes fostering new constitutions with educational bills of rights. Universal schooling, mother tongue instruction, and colonial education policies expanded in the Philippines, Porto Rico, and other colonies. U.S. programs funded vocational education and mass schooling, with autonomous universities rising in colonies and international exchanges growing.
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Washington
James F. Abel
United States Bureau of Education
Europe
Mr. Abel
United States
Philippines
Porto Rico
Ple
Kinder-Garten
Insular
Ita Dominiana
Cambridge
Oxford
Cecil Rhodes
Mexico
Ministry of Public Instruction
Sleep mystery clarified by Johns Hopkins doctor
Baltimore report outlines Dr. Curt P. Richter of Johns Hopkins University refining sleep science. Using a string galvanometer and zinc electrodes he distinguishes real sleep from apparent sleep in mentally ill patients and tests skin resistance to infer sleep depth and brain activity.
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Richter
Baltimore
Curt P. Richter
Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic
Johns Hopkins University
National Academy of Sciences
Court records show Alex Gayheart linked to Creek case
In Well Named Hereard Kentucky Alex Gayheart faces court action after a troubled incident at Proublesome Creek. The report notes a charge and mention of related actor gossip.
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Hereard, Ky
Alex Gayheart
Proublesome Creek
Princess Alexandrine Cantacuzene Holds Global Offic es
Princess Alexandrine Cantacuzene holds multiple leadership roles including president of Romania’s National Women's Society and the National Council of Women of Romania, with vice presidencies in international councils and Women of the Small Nations. She has received high decorations from Romania Yugoslavia and Italy.
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Princesa Alexandrine Cantacuzene
Natonal Society of
Romania
National Council of Women of
Numania
International Council
Women of the Small Nations
Social Institute of
Rumania
St. Sepulcher
St. Sava
Yugoslavia
Guerre
Italy
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Wisconsin River
Irving Memorial
Daniel Chester French
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Irvington-on-Hudson
William Bratewell Booth
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