Laura Quayle Benson Scrapbook Page 48 Detail 5. Miss Schwalmeyer's account of her European Travels.
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Title
Laura Quayle Benson Scrapbook Page 48 Detail 5. Miss Schwalmeyer's account of her European Travels.
Subject
Benson, Laura Quayle
Florida State College for Women
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Scrapbooks--1910-1920
Scrapbooks--United States--History--20th century
Description
Page 48 from the scrapbook of Laura Quayle Benson who attended the Florida State College for Women ca. 1917-1919. The passage accounts Miss Schwalmeyer's time in Europe and what she heard about the progress in The Great War.
Creator
Benson, Laura Quayle
Source
[no text]
Publisher
Heritage & University Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida
Date
1917-1919
Contributor
Heritage & University Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida
Rights
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Relation
DigiNole, FSU Digital Library, Heritage & University Archives: Laura Quayle Benson Scrapbook, 1917-1919
Format
Newspaper clipping
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
fscw-scrapbook.benson.hum2831.fa20.grp.3.page.48
Coverage
Tallahassee (Fla.)
1917-1919
1917-1919
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Text
Miss Schwalmeyer on the "Rumors of the War in 1912"
Friday afternoon of last week Miss Schwalmeyer told of her trip through Europe in 1912. she spoke of Gibraltar, honeycombed with halls and so strongly fortified that it could withstand a year's siege. Germany had attempted to gain a foothold in the Altus mountains across from Gibraltar, but England had cleverly checkmated her.
The union of Germany, Austria and Italy could never have held on account of the undying hatred between Italy and Austria, but Germany hoped that if she could not get to France by way of Belgium, that she could, by going to the south, enter through Italy.
While in Italy, Miss Schwalmeyer said that near near possibility of war was brought to her attention several times. Some of the English, too, feeling the oncoming martial spirit, thought that England made a great mistake in trading Hellegoland, and when she did not grant Lord Kitchener the budget which he sought for the navy. Lord Kitchener was called the farthest-seeing eye of England, as he proved to be.
This is the first lecture that Miss Schwalmeyer has made to the history class, and since these were her own actual experiences they were doubly interesting to the college girls.
Friday afternoon of last week Miss Schwalmeyer told of her trip through Europe in 1912. she spoke of Gibraltar, honeycombed with halls and so strongly fortified that it could withstand a year's siege. Germany had attempted to gain a foothold in the Altus mountains across from Gibraltar, but England had cleverly checkmated her.
The union of Germany, Austria and Italy could never have held on account of the undying hatred between Italy and Austria, but Germany hoped that if she could not get to France by way of Belgium, that she could, by going to the south, enter through Italy.
While in Italy, Miss Schwalmeyer said that near near possibility of war was brought to her attention several times. Some of the English, too, feeling the oncoming martial spirit, thought that England made a great mistake in trading Hellegoland, and when she did not grant Lord Kitchener the budget which he sought for the navy. Lord Kitchener was called the farthest-seeing eye of England, as he proved to be.
This is the first lecture that Miss Schwalmeyer has made to the history class, and since these were her own actual experiences they were doubly interesting to the college girls.
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Newspaper Clipping
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Citation
Benson, Laura Quayle, “Laura Quayle Benson Scrapbook Page 48 Detail 5. Miss Schwalmeyer's account of her European Travels.,” Exploration of FSCW Scrapbooks, accessed March 29, 2024, https://humfscwexploration.omeka.net/items/show/583.
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