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Title: Jan Smuts, being a character sketch of Gen. the Hon. J.C. Smuts, K.C., M.L.A., Minister of Defence, Union of South Africa
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Levy, Naphtali
Subjects: Smuts, Jan Christiaan, 1870-1950 South Africa — Politics and government 1909-1948
Publisher: London, New York : Longmans, Green
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himself from the life of hisfellow-students ; yet he was rarely seen at purely socialfunctions. When sun and youth were on the lawn, hewas generally to be found behind the curtains of the library,poring over all manner of books and developing a pastycomplexion. Although no definite utterances of his to thateffect have come to light, it may be concluded from chanceremarks that the atmosphere of the place was not in allrespects to his taste. Possibly, he misjudged the Cam-bridge undergraduate. Your average Englishman is aboutas undemonstrative as your South African Dutchman, andSmuts, though not averse from moving in mathematicallyintellectual orbits, may have felt chilled by constant con-tact with others who were doing the same. His epigramabout culture and the Senior Wrangler would indicate asmuch. In any case, we do not know of many real or lastingfriendships formed by him at Cambridge. He was duly admitted by the Supreme Court at CapeTown, and there began to practise his profession.
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MRS. SMUTS IN 12 Ill CAPE TOWN TO KIMBERLEY Let other countries answer for themselves—in South Africathe junior advocate, be he ever so learned and eloquent,usually lands the road to recognition a long and uphill one.If wise, and not over-scrupulous with regard to the interestsof the poor journalists whose bread he is taking out oftheir mouths, he will try his hand at a little newspaperwork during the years of waiting and watching. If other-wise, he will combine with fellow-juniors to play bridge.If ambitious, he will not be satisfied with the triumphs ofthe written word, but will add his quota to the sum total ofverbal political wisdom. You will judge as to the sagacityof Mr. Advocate Smuts. We know that, towards the end of 1895, he contributedto both Dutch and English newspapers at Cape Town. Itwill not be right to extend our inquiries as to authorshiptoo far, in the absence of signature, but some of thesecontributions furnish quite as clear internal evidenceas if the writers auto
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