Word: behind
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Here is service that some of those who have been compelled to say behind may have looked upon as of only incidental importance or as solely woman's work. It is neither. The Red Cross is the "army behind the army and the navy behind the navy." It watches over and ministers to our fighting men at all times and in all places. At every point it is the necessary supplement of our Government in the care of our men in active service. Not only this, but it performs a service unattempted by Government--the relief of the suffering...
...Council of the American Red Cross to a CRIMSON representative during his recent visit to Boston. "The work of the Red Cross in France today not only serves to strengthen and support the armies and to keep up the health and morale of the young and old behind the lines, but it is also laying a strong foundation upon which to build a satisfactory and lasting peace after the conclusion of the war. It is helping our men now, and helping to spare them later...
...Almost everyone knows of the marvelous work which the Red Cross is doing in comforting the soldiers in the trenches and in the rest camps behind the battle front, of the indispensable aid it has brought to the hospitals, and of the tremendous good it has done to the needy children and old people; but few appreciate the indirect effect which all this work will bring about. We are giving a demonstration to the people of our allies that we are really in this war. We are showing them that we are not the 'land of the dollar...
...Although cut loose from a program of efficiency, we may not bring forth such ponderous collections of data, yet we shall send out men of more noble spirit and of greater value to the world. And what a relief it will be to have rules and efficiently no longer behind our every thought. To take a single example--what joy that we need no longer take Wolf and Von Willamowitz-Moellendorf seriously...
...first two periods Coach Leary's team outplayed the Reservists and ended the half with a six-point lead. Black of the Newport team kicked off to E. L. Casey '19, who ran the ball back 20 yards. With a strong wind behind them, the Navy Yard started a kicking game, and Adams punted. Barrett, the Cornell star, returned the ball 37 yards from his 30-yard line, but the ball was soon lost when A. Horween '20 intercepted Gerrish's forward pass. Neither team could make decisive gains on line plays throughout the period. The value of Adams' long...