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GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC 



GEORGE, LAKE, a lake in the eastern part of 

 the state "of New York, which figured histor- 

 ically in two wars and was in turn under the 

 control of the French, the English and the 

 colonists during the early history of America. 



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The lake has a length of thirty-six miles and 

 a varying width of from one to three miles, 

 and forms part of the boundary between War- 

 ren and Washington counties. It is one of the 

 most picturesque lakes in the world and is a 

 favorite summer resort. The head of the lake 

 is at the town of Lake George, formerly called 

 Caldwell, from which point it extends north- 

 east and discharges into Lake Champlain. 



During the French and Indian and Revolu- 

 tionary wars, the vicinity of Lake George was 

 a great battleground. Forts were built at 

 Ticonderoga by the French and at the head 

 of the lake by the English. The battle of 

 Lake George was fought on September 8, 1755, 

 between the French and the Indians. A monu- 

 ment was unveiled to mark the spot on Sep- 

 tember 8, 1903, the state of New York having 

 purchased the land now known as Battle Park 

 Reservation. Cooper, the novelist, called the 

 lake Horicon, but the name was changed by 

 General William Johnson in August, 1755, and 

 that of Lake George was given, in honor of the 

 English king, George III. See TICONDEROGA, 

 BATTLES OF. 



GEORGE, SAINT, the patron saint of Eng- 

 land. The life of George is surrounded by 

 legends and little is definitely known of him. 

 Most accounts state that he was of Cappado- 

 cian parentage, but born in Lydda. He be- 

 came a soldier and rose to high rank under 

 Diocletian, but his open profession of Chris- 

 tianity led to his arrest, and after suffering 

 cruel tortures he was put to death at Nicome- 

 dia, April 23, A. D. 303. Saint George was 

 highly venerated by the Crusaders, and in 1350 

 was proclaimed the patron saint of England. 



The red cross of Saint George on a white 

 background was long worn as a badge by Eng- 

 lish soldiers and is retained in the Union Jack 

 (see FLAG). The familiar legend of Saint 

 George and the Dragon arose from confusion 

 of the Saint with Perseus, the pagan hero who 

 slew the sea monster that threatened Androm- 

 eda (See PERSEUS). Saint George is also the 

 patron saint of Russia and Portugal. In many 

 European countries, though not regarded as a 

 patron saint, George is venerated and has been 

 made the tutelary saint of many orders. 



In the United States there is a fraternal and 

 benevolent order styled Sons of Saint George, 

 with branches in most large cities. The object 

 of this nonpolitical association is to further 

 social intercourse and to assist those of Eng- 

 lish descent in America. 



GEORGE ELIOT. See ELIOT, GEORGE. 



GEORGE I (1845-1913), king of Greece from 

 1863 to 1913, was the second son of Christian 

 IX of Denmark, and a brother of the Dow- 

 ager Queen Alexandra of England. In 1862 

 the Greeks deposed their ruler, King Otto, and 

 the following year the national Parliament 

 elected to the kingship the Danish prince, who 

 was then called William. Having gained the 

 consent of his family and of Great Britain, 

 France and Russia, under whose protection 

 the kingdom had been established, Prince 

 William ascended the throne in 1863 as George 

 I. Four years later he married Princess Olga, 

 daughter of the" Russian Grand Duke Con- 

 stantine. On March 18, 1913, just fifty years 

 after he ascended the throne, King George was 

 assassinated by a lunatic, during the Balkan 

 War (see BALKAN WARS). He was succeeded 

 by his eldest son, Constantine, Duke of Sparta. 

 See CONSTANTINE I. 



GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC, a miniature 

 republic in which boys and girls are the citizens 

 and fill the offices, and in which some special 

 duty is expected of every member. It has 

 a constitution modeled on that of the United 

 States, calling for an executive department, a 

 legislature of two houses and a judicial depart- 

 ment. This interesting community is near 

 Freeville, N. Y., and was organized by William 

 R. George for the purpose of giving to poor 

 and unfortunate and even apparently incor- 

 rigible children the chance to grow into useful 

 men and women. Mr. George had for several 

 years conducted summer outings for the chil- 

 dren of the city slums and had become 

 convinced that only through aid in self-govern- 

 ment could they be really benefited. Endow- 



