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The Swiss Element In Northern California, Jean Studer
The Swiss Element In Northern California, Jean Studer
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Speak of the History of California and the part played by the Swiss: imnediately you will have one reaction and one name mentioned: Sutter. For the majority of the people that is the beginning and the end of it. Many books have been written on Sutter, part fiction, part history. There might be here or there a short article of general interest. Add to this the very good book of our Board Member Maurice Edmond Perret, Professor of Geography, Wisconsin State University, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, on ticinesi colonies in California and this is about the sumtotal of the literature which …
The Swiss Guards Of San Francisco, Agathon A. Aerni
The Swiss Guards Of San Francisco, Agathon A. Aerni
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Swiss immigrants to California brought with them their military tradtions, and particularly their fondness for shooting.
Research Of The Swiss In California, Agathon A. Aerni
Research Of The Swiss In California, Agathon A. Aerni
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Just who are the Swiss who have come to the United States? What was their plce of orgin, what were their motivtions, where did they go, and what impact did they have in their adopted country? The names of the most understanding individual Swiss are known: Gallatin, Agassiz father son, Sutter... as well as the existence of some Swiss settlements: New Glarus, Wisconsin, the two New Berns of North Carolina and Indiana, and Vavay, Switzerland Country, Indiana. But what of the thousands and thousands of Swiss who emigrated from the homeland and the many settlements established by them? What patterns …
Hermann Hesse And The Notion Of The Ful Entity Of Man In The Literature Of Our Century, Albert Bettex
Hermann Hesse And The Notion Of The Ful Entity Of Man In The Literature Of Our Century, Albert Bettex
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
In 1929, four years before Hitler came to power in Germany, C.G. Jung published an essay on "Women in Europe". In this essay the Swiss psychologist , no doubt a shrewd observer, also deals with a few general aspects of the human situation of that time. He discovers tendencies in the minds of many of his contemporaries . First "a growing disgust at one sided attitudes which do not make sense" . He was thinking, among other things, of the increclible chaos of doubtful, dogmatic philosophies of the late 1920's, many of which were offered as promises of salvation to …
Structural Changes In The Weltanschauung Of The Juvenile Delinquent, Erika E. Wick
Structural Changes In The Weltanschauung Of The Juvenile Delinquent, Erika E. Wick
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
We are going to look at the difference between the juvenile delinquent in the United States and in Switzerland. And then we will follow the trototype of the modern juvenile delinquent, as he presents himself in today's rapidly changing world. The socio- economic factors surrounding juvenile delinquency have been dealt with by sociologists and statisticians.
An Anthology If Swiss Music On Records, Lukas F. Burckhardt
An Anthology If Swiss Music On Records, Lukas F. Burckhardt
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
In our Newsletter of October 1965 we already have drawn the attention of our readers to the "Anthology of Swiss Music".
The Spirit Behind The Melodies, Hermann Hesse
The Spirit Behind The Melodies, Hermann Hesse
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
How the old Music Master from Castalia, visiting Berolfingen grammar school, tests young Joseph knecht's ability to respond to music and to the spirit od Castalia.
Editors Notes, Lukas F. Burckhardt
Editors Notes, Lukas F. Burckhardt
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
The Editor of the Newsletter wants to apologize for being unable, due to lack of space, to publish in this issue all the valuable material he has received from various sources.