The Kaiser's Speeches, Forming a Character Portrait of Emperor William Ii
The book The Kaiser's Speeches, Forming a Character Portrait of Emperor William Ii was written by author William Ii, German Emperor, 1859-1941 Here you can read free online of The Kaiser's Speeches, Forming a Character Portrait of Emperor William Ii book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Kaiser's Speeches, Forming a Character Portrait of Emperor William Ii a good or bad book?
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The Kaiser fostered this development in every possible way, and on his birthday, on January 27, 1898, he issued a decree regulating the regattas and inter- collegiate contests, which had meanwhile become a reg- 219 THE KAISERS SPEECHES ular feature of student life in Germany, stripping them of some objectionable features that had recently crept in. He and the Empress have frequently attended on such occasions, and have awarded prizes to the victors, often prizes of considerable intrinsic value ...and to be held permanently, such as silver cups, wreaths, etc. William II. has shown from the outset a strong liking for, and appreciation of, applied sciences. This fact is one of those best known of him. To mark his high es- timate and to encourage technical progress in Germany, the Kaiser, despite the systematic opposition of the "classicists" — still the dominant school in Germany, and holding the overwhelming majority of government and otherwise influential offices in the empire — con- ferred upon the technical academies and high-schools in Prussia the privilege of conferring the degree of doc- tor, the title being designated and abbreviated as " Dr.
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