Word: aptness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...concern the radio men particularly. "Summe Olde Stuffe" is within range of being a classic. Written in imitation of Chaucer (on a guess), it has the sprightly and clever versification that only F. P. Adams or a few other latter day wits could give it. And its apt illustration is an artful...
...their cases, if they will teach others a lesson, will have been worth while. The average student has to have facts knocked into his head; most of us merely shrug our shoulders at these two incidents and thank our stars we are not the unfortunate ones. We are even apt to idolize the men who have been discharged as martyrs to the cause of loafing...
...Junior dance. What may be the general sentiment of the Junior class I am not in a position to say. From what I am able to learn from some members of the class, I am inclined to think that when the question comes up for decision it will be apt to be favorable. From the point of view of an officer of the college, I see no objection to the dance, provided it is carried out in consonance with the spirit of the times. It should, in my judgement, have the air of a military ball--students in the uniform...
...problem of offering a more exact statement of our war aims assumes new interest. The many long and weary months of war are bound to cause a shifting of emphasis from the immaterial ideal with which we entered the war to the material results of victory. We are more apt to stress the importance of winning or losing a few miles of shell torn fields in northern France than of preventing the formation of a Mitteleuropa. Casualty lists and the first complaints at heavy taxes will deaden our interest in a possibly far-distant victory. Yet whether we believe...
...warfare and German thoroughness make such a trap improbable. Charles XII and Napoleon lived on the land through which they passed; but Hindenburg's army would have to depend on a base of supplies well in the rear. For this reason, the line of communications is not so apt to be neglected as in former campaigns. The Teutons have followed their advances by an adequate and efficient system of railways. Furthermore, the large number of forces involved renders impossible a separate incursion involving only a small portion of the troops. Security demands that no section of the line move...