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French Rule In Syria, Theodore M. Whitfield Jan 1926

French Rule In Syria, Theodore M. Whitfield

Honors Theses

"'Eight hundred killed, wounded, and missing, not to mention the loss of three air plains, several tanks, many guns, and many camels, such were the consequences to the French in Syria .... when a horde of infatuated Druses attacked an artillery convoy.'"

Within the last six months the eyes of the world have been focused on this little country east of the Mediterranean. Syrian sympathizers travel the United Stated over seeking our aid in their struggle for independence. General Sarrail,the High Commissioner has been ordered home to explain conditions in his mandate. What is it all about and why? Syria …


Indication Of The Attitude Of Virginia Colleges Toward The Institution Of Slavery, 1800-1860, Katherine Tyler Jan 1924

Indication Of The Attitude Of Virginia Colleges Toward The Institution Of Slavery, 1800-1860, Katherine Tyler

Honors Theses

It was natural that the Virginia college should concern themselves with the all-important subject of slavery in the sixty years' interval of the widespread discussion which cumulated in one of the most bitter and distressing struggles that the United States has ever experienced. For, had not Virginia always taken the foremost stand in any matter concerning the South's welfare, and was not her heartfelt anxiety representative of all her fellow states?