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... president , and spoke of him as one who knew what was necessary for the public good , and essential for its industrial prosperity , and who added to that the weight of his name and the strong position which he held in the legal and ...
... president , and spoke of him as one who knew what was necessary for the public good , and essential for its industrial prosperity , and who added to that the weight of his name and the strong position which he held in the legal and ...
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... president , vice- presidents , and officers and the other members of the Guild mentioned in the provisional list be elected members of the general committee of the Guild . " He said that the movement must be looked upon as an ...
... president , vice- presidents , and officers and the other members of the Guild mentioned in the provisional list be elected members of the general committee of the Guild . " He said that the movement must be looked upon as an ...
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... president of the geographical section of the British Association , in 1874 at Belfast and in 1888 at Bath . He served as a vice - presi- dent of the Royal Geographical Society from 1897-1902 . He was the author of several works on those ...
... president of the geographical section of the British Association , in 1874 at Belfast and in 1888 at Bath . He served as a vice - presi- dent of the Royal Geographical Society from 1897-1902 . He was the author of several works on those ...
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... president of the section , maintained that the use of globes was essential in teaching geography , and that systematic lessons should be given with globes . Mr. J. Lomas showed how excursions could be used in teaching geography , and ...
... president of the section , maintained that the use of globes was essential in teaching geography , and that systematic lessons should be given with globes . Mr. J. Lomas showed how excursions could be used in teaching geography , and ...
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... president , in the chair . - Mr . H. Rowland - Brown exhibited series of Erebias taken this year in the Pyrenees , including Erebia lefebvrei , with the varieties pyrenaea , Obth . , from Mt. Canigou , E. Pyrenees , and intermedia ...
... president , in the chair . - Mr . H. Rowland - Brown exhibited series of Erebias taken this year in the Pyrenees , including Erebia lefebvrei , with the varieties pyrenaea , Obth . , from Mt. Canigou , E. Pyrenees , and intermedia ...
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