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An English Translation Of J.R. Von Salis' Standard Work On Rilke Switzerland, L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Among the many publications on the poet Rainer Maria Rilke the book by the Swiss Professor of History Dr. Jean Rodolphe von Salis, until recently President of the Foundation Pro Helvetia, excels by its tactful and sober approach to a delicate subject which all too often has been misused by panegyrists full of loud enthusiasm, but rather bare of substance. When Rilke arrived in Switzerland in 1919, von Salis was nearly eighteen years old and twenty five when Rilke died at Territet in 1926. Von Salis knew Rilke as a guest in his family, but more and more also in …

Identification Of The Adults, Nymphs, And Larvae Of Ticks Of The Genus Dermacentor Koch (Ixodidae) In The Western United States, Elias P. Brinton

Theses and Dissertations

In 1910 C. W. Stiles made the following comment as a part of a summary statement to his extensive study of the stigmatal plates of Dermaeentor ticks: "The specific determination of ticks is attended in many cases with con-siderable difficulty."

120th Anniversary Pf New Glarus, L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

In our first Newsletter we have presented to our readers the American writer Herbert Kubly from New Glarus, Wisconsin. He is so deeply rooted in that community founded by settlers from the canton of Glarus, Switzerland in 1845 that he may even write a novel based on its history which is, at the same time that of his own family.

Reviews Of Robert H. Billigmeier's And Fred A. Picard's "The Old Land And The New", L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The readers of this second SAHS-Newsletter are referred to Dr. Heinz K . Meier ' s comprehensive evaluation - published on pages 5-7 in our :first Newsletter of April 1965 - of the new book:

Letter From The Sahs President, Heinz K. Meier

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends,

The response to our first newsletter of April has been very gratifying; so IWcb so that we decided to issue a second letter now, although the summer is a time vhen many of us pursue other than their ordinary tasks. One of the persons absent from the country at t his time is our secretary, Dr. Augustin Maissen, who is spending a research-vacation in Spain and Switzerland. We will have to wait for his detailed report till our fall newsletter, but I can tell you t hat we have received so far about forty-five membership applications …

Swiss Songs On The Emigrants To The U.S., L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Our remarks in the first Newsletter on the Sviss folk song scolding the emigrants to the U.S. for tearing up their citizenship certificate ("Du willst den Burgerbrief zerreissen, den dir das teure Hochland gab") has provoked a well documented comment by the Swiss Consul General in New York, Dr. Hans Lacher, who has collected literature on the different versions of this song from the serious earlier text.to the later ironical deviations most of us remember.

Index

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

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Outlook, L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Many subjects worthy of our attention could not been treated in this issue. We mention a few examples:

Romansh Poetry, L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

In 1958, together with his friend Robert Billigmeier, Dr. Augustin Maissen has edited the booklet "Contemporary Romansh Poetry. An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry written in the Romansh Language of Switzerland, with Bilingual Text, including an Introduction and Biographical Notes", published by the Romansh-American Foundation and printed by Editorial 'Cantera', Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico (48 pages). This charming presentation of Romansh culture is an excellent introduction into the fourth Swiss national language because it appeals to a feeling for beauty which is universal. The poem "Il pur suveran" ("The Sovereign Peasant") by Anton Huonder (1824-1872), one of the early pioneers of the …

"Das Schicksal Machte Mich Zu Einem Kock" Memoirs Of A Swiss Cook In America, L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

This is the beginning of a long poem by Brother _oscar Arnold> S.M. (Marfanist) published in his book ".Erom Dawn to Sunset. A Poet's Autobiographysr, Marianist Publications, Mount St. John, Dayton, Ohio , 1964 (paperback, 172 pages).

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

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No. 009 Newsletter - Association For Asian Studies. Committee On American Library Resources In The Far East, Edwin G. Beal Jr.

Journal of East Asian Libraries

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Tularemia And Deer Flies In The Environs Of Utah Lake, Utah, Kaye B. Cox

Theses and Dissertations

Deer flies have been implicated as mechanical veotors of tularemia in Utah. Although infected flies heretofore have not been tound in nature, there is little doubt of their importance in transmitting tularemia to man. Two species present in this area, Chrysops discalis Williston and Chrysops noctifer Osten Sacken, have been shown experimentally to transmit the disease. The presence of deer flies in the environs of Utah Lake where tularemia is endemic oftera a potential health threat to man, and the expanding human population and development ot recreational facilities adjacent to the lake inorease this potential. Despite the taot that deer …

Introductory Pages, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Helvetica Americana: Recent Bibliography In American Reviews, Ag. M.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The poet Robert Walser (1878 Biel - 1956 Herisau) occupies an important part in the Texas Quarterly, Autumn 1964, vol. VII, No. 3, pp. 98-119 (single copies$ 1.50), with an introduction by Christopher Middleton and three translations from Walser's work: Masters and Workers; Pierrot, with woodcuts by Robert Wyss; and Helblingrs Story. It also contains some excellent illustrations from the Swiss magazine DU: portaits, fascimiles of Walser's handwriting contrasting his normal and mentally disturbed periods.

The Impact Of Inflation On The Developing Economy: The Brazilian Case, Richard B. Wirthlin

BYU Studies

The effects of inflation in Brazil are given as an example of third-world economies around the globe. Wirthlin places Brazil's largest economic problem-that of inflation-in the larger context of the country's political, geographic, demographic, and economic situation. Then he discusses how inflation can cause inequality and political instability. He also examines the role insufficient food supplies, the political structure, and an aversion to foreign capital have had on rising prices. Along with offering several solutions to these problems, the author calls for further attention to the problems facing third-world economies.

A Thermodynamic Study Of (1) Ligand Replacement Reactions And (2) The Interaction Of Hgcl[Subscript 2](Aq) With Hydroxide Ion, Ethylenediamine, Glycinate Ion, And Methylamine, Jerry Alvin Partridge

Theses and Dissertations

A method is reported for determining the species formed in solution by ligand replacement reactions. Reactions in dilute aqueous solution were studied in which the Cl^- on HgCl_2(aq) was replaced by hydroxide ion, ethylenediamine, glycinate ion, and methylamine. The species formed by the replacement reactions were established through computer analysis of pH titration data. Various reaction sequences were proposed for each system and log K values were calculated for each sequence. The selection of the correct reaction sequence for each system was based on the premise that only when the correct sequence is proposed will consistent log K values be …

Winter Feast At San Ildefonso, Karl E. Young

BYU Studies

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Europe's Contribution To American Civilization, Alfred Zehnder

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

You have invited me to speak about Switzerland's contribution to American civilization. This is quite a task. I don't intend to give you today a complete study on this subject. You will see later why. Switzerland is not only a small country in the heart of Europe, but it is Europe. And Europe is Switzerland. It is impossible to determine exactly what part in the Swiss contribution is genuine Swiss, and what part is European. That is why I would like to invite you to try with me to discover the great ideas and the fact s which ought to …

Notes On The Arts

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

With a headline Treasures of Sculptor Durig, Who Died Penniless, the "Washington Post'' of Saturday, January 23 , 1965 published five pictures about the surprising legacy of the Swiss artist who was a pupil of Auguste Rodin. Valuable sketches by Rodin and Aristide Maillo.l were found in a wooden chest in St . Elizabeth Hospital where Durig died November 4, 1962.

Meeting Of The Swiss - American Historical Society

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

For a report on this meeting we refer to the "Rundschreiben an die schweizerischen Geisteswissenschafter in den USA" of December 1964 and to the "Amerikanische Schweizer Zeitung" New York, of January 13, 1965.

Two 19th Century Swiss Immigrants Speak Out: Book Review, Heinz K. Meier

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

In the course of the nineteenth century several hundred thousand Swiss immigrated to the United States. We know relatively little about why they left Switzerland, where they came from, what they experienced in the New World, and how many returned. General works dealing with the subject in any depth do not exist. One possible explanation for this gap in historical knowledge may be due to the fact that emigration from Switzerland has always been a highly individualized process. The number of attempted group colonizations is very small, and successful ventures of this kind were even scarcer. Yet it is very …

Message From The New Sahs President, Heinz K. Meier

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The Swiss-American Historical Society, founded in Chicago, Illinois,in 1927, in Article II of its Constitution states: The objects and purposes of this organization stall be to institute, conduct and encourage historical research; to collect and preserve the data and materials of history; to record the achievements of Swiss-American citizens and residents of Swiss extraction and their influence upon the progress and development of governmenial institutions, and of industry, science and education in the United States of America, and to publish and distribute information and data concerning the same.

A Swiss Diplomat Author Of Works On Swiss Intellectual Relations With Egypt And Portugal, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Dr. Beat de Fischer, Ambassador of Switzerland in London, has profited by his former assignments to Lisbon and Cairo to make a study in depth of the history of Swiss relations with Portugal and Egypt . He has published two beautifully printed and illustrated volumes entitled "Dialogue Luso-Suissett", Lisbon 1960, and "Contributions a la connaissance des relations suisse-egyptiennes suivie d 'une esquisse des relations suisse - ethio-piennes", Lisbon 1956. In both books the chapters on the contributions of Swiss intellectuals to these countries are particular ly interesting for anyone concerned with Swiss Research in science and in the humanities. We …

Swiss Intellenctuals Welcomed On Swiss Radio Programs, Heiner Gautschy

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Dr. Heiner Gautschy, New York Correspondent of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, has sent the following note for publication:

Besides my current political reporting for a long time I also have made radio programs on scientific, technological and cultural subjects. When working on a particular problem I often would like to converse with a knowledgeable Swiss.

Hydrogenation Of 4-Methylcinnoline, William E. Maycock

Theses and Dissertations

The rapid expansion of knowledge of cinnoline chemistry since 1941 has not included the hydrocinnolines. Not one catalytic hydrogenation of a fully aromatic cinnoline had been reported. This thesis is an effort to enlarge knowledge of this particular area of cinnoline chemistry. The work is a natural outgrowth of that done at Brigham Young University on decahydroquinoxaline, both the cis- and trans- isomers having been prepared and characterized. 4-Methylcinnoline, prepared by the method of Jacobs, et.al., was hydrogenated in neutral and acidic ethanolic solutions at 2000-3000 psig. hydrogen pressure and 100-266°. The catalysts used were 5% palladium on alumina, ruthenium …

Scorpions Of The Nevada Test Site, Willis J. Gertsch, Dorald M. Allred

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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No. 008 Newsletter - Association For Asian Studies. Committee On American Library Resources In The Far East, Edwin G. Beal Jr.

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Identification Of The Adults, Nymphs And Larvae Of Ticks Of The Genus Dermacentor Koch (Ixodidae) In The Western United States, E. P. Brinton, D E. Beck, D. M. Allred

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

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Tenebrionidae Beetles Of The Nevada Test Site, Vasco M. Tanner, Willis A. Packham

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

The intent of this study conducted over a period of three years was to ( 1 ) provide descriptions of the species of tenebrionids found at the Nevada Test Site, (2) determine their relative abundance, (3) determine their seasonal activity, and (4) ascertain their plant community relationships.

A total of 14,650 beetles representing 46 kinds of tenebrionids was collected with sunken can traps, by hand, and ultra-violet light. Collections were made at regular intervals in the following plant communities: Larrea-Franseria, Lycium, Atriplex-Kochia, Grayia-Lycium (disturbed and undisturbed areas), Salsola, Coleogyne, Pinyon-Juniper, and Mixed.

The data obtained from this study indicate that …