Riccio
. See Mary ; Queen Of Scots
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Single-source entries: R (37)
Each of these 10 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
Rice Institute
an institution for higher education, founded in 1912, at Houston, Tex., from bequests left by William Marsh Rice, who, on his death, provided that his entire for entire fortune of about $10,000,000 was to be used for this purpose. A campus of 300 acres was secured in 1909 at Houston, and the corper-stone of the first building was laid in 1911. This, with several other buildings, were ready for occupancy in 1912. Courses are offered in chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering. There is also a course in architecture. The college is co-educational. In 1919 there were 678 students and 50 members of the faculty. President, E. O. Lovett, Ph.D.
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Rice Paper
a thin, strong paper used largely in China and Japan. It is now made, however, chiefly in Formosa, from the pith of a small tree. This pith may be extracted in the form of pure white cylinders two inches in diameter and several inches in length. The paper is made by paring the pith into a long, delicate ribbon by means of a razor-like edge, so set that it slices off a thin shaving of uniform thickness. The ribbon is then straightened out, subjected to pressure, dried, and, if desired, cut into sheets. In some respects it resembles the paper made from the Egyptian papyrus, which see. It is much used in the manufacture of artificial flowers, light hats, and sunshades. See Paper
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Rice, Mrs. Alice Hegan
Mrs. Alice Hegan (1870-), an American writer. She is a native of Kentucky and was educated at Louisville. Her first book, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, was published in 1901. It was a striking success and has been widely read and quoted. A sequel, published two years later, is entitled Lovey Mary.
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Rice-glue Statuary
Statuary composed of rice-glue or paste is a very common production of the Japanese, who mix the flour with cold water and then boil to the consistency of paste, adding whatever color is desired. This paste, when stiffened by a further addition of flour to the consistency of clay, is then modelled and allowed to dry, when it assumes the appearance of marble, and will take a beautiful polish. See STATUARY-FOUNDING; MODELLING; PLASTER-CASTS.
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Richard
in English history, the name of three kings. RICHARD I (1157-1199), was born at Oxford. His father was Henry II ; his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was crowned king at Westminster in 1189, but he spent a small part of his life in England. Much of his time was spent in France, where he had extensive possessions. As soon as he became king of England he raised money by all practicable means and led the Crusade against Saladin, with whom he finally concluded a truce. He met his death from an arrow wound received while storming the castle of a rebellious vassal in France. This is the king known as Richard the Lion Hearted. He is the Richard of Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe and The Talisman; also of Hewlett's Richard Yea-and-Nay. For an account of his imprisonment on the way home from the Crusades, see article on BLONDEL, the minstrel.
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RICHARD II
a son of the Black Prince, reigned from 1377-1400. He was not a strong prince. His reign was marked by quarrels with his relatives and with circles of the nobility. The insurrection of Wat Tyler occurred during his reign. He was a patron of the poet Chaucer and protected Wyclif in his preaching and writing. He is the leading character in Shakespeare's drama of Richard II. RICHARD III (1452-1485), as Duke of Gloucester, aided his brother, Edward IV, in the Lancastrian wars, and succeeded him as king in 1483. He is represented in history as a soldier of skill and energy and an unrelenting enemy. He is held responsible for the death of Clarence, his brother, and for that of his young nephews. He was undone finally by the Duke of Buckingham, and perished on the field of Bosworth. He is the central character in Shakespeare's tragedy of Richard III. There is no historical foundation for the Shakespearean representation of Richard as a hunchback, Scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by them. A view of Richard as a fighter is given by Stevenson in Black Arrow.
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Richebourg
JULES ÉMILE, a French dramatist; born in 1833, in Meuvy, Haute Marne. In 1850 he made his first appearance in Paris and after a short experience in a commercial house, obtained a place on the staff of "Figaro." He produced, in 1862, a five-act drama, "Nights in the Place Royale." In the folowing year he was yet more successful, with a comedy vaudeville called "A Modern Household." His first successful novel, "Lucienne," appeared appeared in 1858, and from that time he turned out many melodramatic tales. He became literary and dramatic critic of "Le Petit Journal," a member of the Directory of the Société des Gens de Lettres, and a knight of the Legion of Honor. He died in Bougival, France, Jan. 26, 1898.
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Richepin
JEAN, a French poet and novelist; born in Médéah, Algiers, Feb. 4, 1849. He first attracted attention by his volume of poems "The Song of the Beggar" (1876), which sent him to prison where he wrote "Curious Deaths" (1887). A most audacious writer, he was faithful to his principles, or the lack of them. They include: "Caresses" (1877); "Blasphemies" (1884); and "The Sea" (1886), in verse; "Mme. André" (1878); "Brave Men" (1888); "The Cadet" (1890); "La route d'émeraude" (1909); the dramas "Monsieur Scapin" (1886); "The Filibuster" (1888); and "By the Sword" (1892). He was elected to the French Academy in 1908.
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Richmond College
a coeducational institution in Richmond, Va.; founded in 1832, under the auspices of the Baptist Church; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 20; students, 300; president, F. W. Boatwright, LL. D. RICHMOND, GRACE S., an Ameri. can author, born at Pawtucket, R. I. She was educated at the Syracuse, N. Y., High School, and by private tutors. Besides many short stories contributed to magazines, she wrote "The Indifference of Juliet" (1905); "The Second Violin" (1906); "With Juliet in England" Go (1907); "Around the Corner in Gay Street" (1908); Christmas Day_in the Morning" (1908); "A Court of Inquiry" (1909); "Red Pepper Burns" (1910); "Strawberry Acres" (1911); "Mrs. Red Pepper" (1913); "The Twenty- Fourth of June" (1914); "Under the Country Sky" (1916); "Red Pepper's Patients" (1917); "The Brown Study" (1917); and "Red and Black" (1919).
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