Word: betterment
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first number of the Advocate this year, issued in spite of almost insuperable difficulties, is a credit to the few editors who were able to take any active part in its preparation. There are a number of contributions from graduates, but the work of the undergraduates is decidedly the better...
...rejoice. But at the same time it makes us thoughtful. We feel the seriousness of the coming months. We know that the good of the nation will demand even greater moral and mental strength than was demanded by the war. To keep the world safe, to substitute better ideals for those that are outworn, to protect the weak, to direct the powerful, to build social machinery that will serve all classes and all nations without injustices--here are some of the tasks confronting us. Boston Traveler...
...peace status has already been undertaken and will be expedited as much as possible. For some of the large institutions, however, considerable time may elapse before traces of the Students' Army entirely disappear and the normal pre-war activities are resumed. Until that time there could be no better watchword for the student soldier than that to which the cadets at West Point owe allegiance: "Duty, Honor, Country...
...having found a place for myself when it was refused me time and again, as going into the fire with head up and laughing lips because I am an officer of France and an American. And if I am killed don't call me "poor fellow." I shall deserve better than that...
...great tribute to Woodrow Wilson. It is an unquestioned expression of faith in him, in his methods, and in his policies, by the people of Massachusetts. No better proof than this is needed to establish the greatness of the man who has upon his shoulders the responsibility of concluding a lasting peace, and the great task of industrial and economic reconstruction that will follow...