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A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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Georgia Bark

a small tree of the southern United States closely resembling the cinchona or Peruvian bark, and belonging to the natural order Cinchonacex. It has pretty, large white flowers, with longitudinal stripes of rosecolor. The wood is soft and unfit for use in the arts. The inner bark is extremely bitter, and is employed with success in intermittent fevers.

GEORGIA, GULF OF, a large gulf of the North Pacific Ocean, between the continent of North America and Vancouver's Island; about 120 miles in length from N. to S.; the breadth varies greatly in its different parts, from 6 miles to 20. It communicates with the ocean on the N. by Queen Charlotte's Sound and on the S. by the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOL- OGY, an institution for higher education, at Atlanta, Ga., founded in 1888. There were in 1920 2,224 students and 100 members of the faculty. The school is supported by the State and has no The yearly income is endowment. $240,000. President, K. J. Matheson.

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GEORGIA, SOUTH, an island in the South Atlantic, lat. at its N. point, 53° 57' S.; lon. 38° 13' W. It is 90 miles long, and has high and rocky coasts, inaccessible from ice during a great part of the year. It abounds with seals and sea-fowl.

GEORGIA, UNIVERSITY OF, a nonsectarian State institution in Athens, Ga.; founded in 1801; reported at the close of 1920: Professors and instructors , GEORGIAN BAY 85; students, 1,263; volumes in the library, about 45,000; chancellor, David C. Barrow, LL.D.

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