The Saturday Chinook
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issued: 2016-08-24
issued: 1916-02-19
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note: SATURDAY r-zm. VANCOUVER Vol. IV, No. 42���Established 1911 BRITISH CHINOOK COLUMBIA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916 ���EDITORIAL OPINIONS'- ��� ��� GEORGE N. MUH1IAV rodUor "The truUi at all thm-a firmly atnnda And ulnill from age to age endure." the LUCIAN IN THE "NEWS-ADVERTISER" ; Tl It R. LUCIAN. the man of letters who writes in iVl NEWS-ADVERTISER, went at length in his column of two week* ago into praise of Prof. Henry's new book on botany, tiie FLORA OF BRITISH COL- I Ui.'IA. l'rof. Henry is a professor of English literature ; at thc University of British Columbia, We were informed j by Mr. Lucian th.it thc new book was a marvel and that it filled a long felt want. It had been prescribed for use in tlie public schools of the Province. Following the publication of the article upon T'rof. Henry's work as an amateur botanist, we were surprised to find that the press of British Columbia was suddenly flooded with letters from men who claim to know something of botany who allege that Prof. Henry is a ' bogus botanist and a nature fakir. One gentleman points ���ut, for instance, that the sturdy oak is not a native of Vancouver Island as the Professor claims. Other experts assail thc work from all points. We watched Mr. Lucian's column very closely to see [ what he would have to say about Professor Henry and his book last week, and were rather surprised to find that i there was not a word of explanation. We were delighted to find, however, a very interesting couple of columns upon the visit of Mr. J. VV. Bengough. Mr. Lucian knows more about Canadian journalism than he does about botany j and his article on Bengough contains much instruction and information. It is, moreover, free from party spleen' and Mr. Lucian seems to require such a subject as botany Or Bengough in order to get away from tlie party tread- j mill. We shall watch closely to see what Mr. Lucian may say in the future regarding the FLORA OF BRITISH COL-J UMBIA. In the meantime we would suggest that he tu…
note: Titled "The Greater Vancouver Chinook" from 1912-05-18 to 1915-05-01, for 1915-05-15, and from 1915-06-05 to 1915-09-11; "The British Columbia Chinook" for dates 1915-05-09, 1915-05-22, and 1915-05-29; "The Saturday Chinook" from 1915-09-18 to 1916-04-15; and "The Standard" from 1916-04-22 onward. Published by Greater Vancouver Publishers Limited from 1912-05-18 to 1916-01-01; Chinook Printing House from 1916-01-08 to 1916-04-15; The Standard Printers from 1916-04-22 to 1917-04-07; and The Standard Company from 1917-04-14 onward.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0315545
language: English
lat: 49.2611110
long: -123.1138890
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Chinook Printing House
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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