Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...third of which is ruined, we probably will not even be able to raise the six and one-half bushels of wheat per capita which the people of the United States consume annually. To meet the emergency, every effort must be made to stimulate production, avoid waste, and better the distribution of articles of food. The problem of transportation includes the transportation of seeds, tools, fertilizers and labor to the sections of the country, as well as the transporting of the crops raised. The problem of water transportation will be met in part by diverting to the ocean service many...
...practically unlimited resources at its command, and the greatest inventive capacity in the world, and there is no doubt in my mind that in a year or two you could organize a larger army than any Power in Europe, and, what is more important, it would be of a better quality because it could be composed of young men of an athletic age. America with an army of that kind, thoroughly equipped, could absolutely insure her own safety both now and in the future, and could also practically dictate terms of peace to Germany when the war finally ends...
...some places in England and France that are distant from the scene of action, the people are not yet in entire sympathy with the war, or at least cannot realize its full significance. A country with the wonderful freedom of thought that the United States enjoys is better able to realize the seriousness...
...always a refreshing thing to hear a young critic express his criticism in a positive manner. There is entirely too much of the half-hearted, uncertain sort of judgment that says: "It seems to me," "I think," et cetera. Better far to show your colors and come boldly out with "It is," because everyone understands criticism as an expression of little more than personal opinion. The authority of it and the respect we give to it rests on the individual. Mr. Wright, then, who indeed does not hesitate to state his views with perfect assurance in his criticism of "Major...
...instruction to be given will be concerned with a thorough practice in the theory of an airplane, and the men who have taken the course will be much better qualified for actual flying when they are assigned a position in the service. A portion of the new aviation field at Squantum will be set aside this summer for men in the course who have entered the service, and the opportunity for experience in flying will thus be given...