Word: bearings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...nation we are united in knowing that billions, (an inconceivable amount), must be spent for war. We are ready to rasie the money by taxes. Yet when those taxes bear home, and we are threatened with being compelled to pay our share in dollars of this inconceivable billions, war expenditures become painful and terrible...
...Plattsburg camp has aroused some complaint, most of it apparently coming from men outside the University. In any game of life, foolish or real, there are always some among the losers to complain; although in most men the spirit of Saxon fairness is strong enough that they may bear defeat like gentlemen...
...relief now and again in the universal talk about armament for war to remember that the whole world is not forever doomed to fighting. War is a preparation for peace; we must bear in mind even now that our goal is a more enduring peace, and plan for the resumption of our normal lives when the abnormal tension has been relieved...
...necessary men "be chosen upon the principle of universal liability to service." Without any question, volunteers should be obtained on a democratic basis. Since every young man in the United States enjoys equal rights and equal protection under the laws of this Government, every young man ought to bear equal responsibility in the defence of the country whose Government insures him his political freedom and protection. A call for volunteers will unquestionably bring out more men than are needed, but they will be a class of men that have a pronounced sense of patriotism. They will be the most intelligent...
...final drawings are to be sent in a mailing tube and must bear the postmark or express stamp of Saturday, April 21. They should be addressed to Professor H. L. Warren, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Robinson Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. The drawings of the unsuccessful competitors will be returned. The drawings are to be signed by the competitor and are to be accompanied by a written statement signed by him to the effect that they have been made by him alone, without assistance of other persons and in entire accord with the provisions of the conditions...