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Chihli, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia)Chihli, Gulf of, China: see Bohai.Akron, University of
(Encyclopedia)Akron, University of, at Akron, Ohio; coeducational; established 1870 as Buchtel College, transferred 1913 as the nucleus of the Municipal Univ. of Akron. In 1967 the school became a state university....Chalcedon, Council of
(Encyclopedia)Chalcedon, Council of, fourth ecumenical council, convened in 451 by Pulcheria and Marcian, empress and emperor of the East, to settle the scandal of the Robber Synod and to discuss Eutychianism (see ...chamber of commerce
(Encyclopedia)chamber of commerce, local association of business people organized to promote the welfare of their community, especially its commercial interests. Each chamber of commerce usually has an elected boar...Champeaux, William of
(Encyclopedia)Champeaux, William of: see William of Champeaux. ...Chancellorsville, battle of
(Encyclopedia)Chancellorsville, battle of, May 2–4, 1863, in the American Civil War. Late in Apr., 1863, Joseph Hooker, commanding the Union Army of the Potomac, moved against Robert E. Lee, whose Army of Norther...Chapultepec, Act of
(Encyclopedia)Chapultepec, Act of: see Pan-Americanism. ...Clement of Alexandria
(Encyclopedia)Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens), d. c.215, Greek theologian. Born in Athens, he traveled widely and was converted to Christianity. He studied and taught at the catechetical school in Ale...Clement of Rome
(Encyclopedia)Clement of Rome: see Clement I, Saint. ...clergy, benefit of
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