Word: chosen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Washington, D.C.'s stiff, white marble National Gallery this week blazed with Army flags. The museum was host to a Special Services Division's show of 214 soldier art works chosen from some 9,000 specimens sent in from nine service commands. The result was a vast roll call of brave artistic tries-much that was derivative, much that was halting, some that was more than competent. Most of the works were produced in scant off-hours...
...fought through World War I (four wounds, four decorations). He had fought against Fascism, as a journalist and organizer of the Actionist underground. In World War II he had fought the Germans as vice commandant of the northern partisans. A middle-of-the-road man, he had been chosen as the compromise leader of a compromise Cabinet...
Prayer Book, for which Dr. Kaplan had edited traditional prayers to give "modern Jews a form of worship in which they could participate. . . . Defying basic Orthodox tenets, Dr. Kaplan stated in his introduction that: i) Jews are not a divinely chosen people; and 2) the Torah is not "supernaturally inspired...
...Separate services are held for Catholics, Jews, Christian Scientists.) Two years of this grueling testing and training marked him as a man who was able to command, willing to obey, eager to serve, quick to learn, honest, strong, able - in sum, a good soldier. For these reasons he was chosen First Captain...
...Liberal Arts of Soldiering. Judging by the result, the academic training that Woody received is, within its military limits, one of the most successful in the world. One reason is West Point's relent less system of selection: although entering students are carefully chosen, 25% of them are normally weeded out during the first year. Another is the serious and specific unity of purpose among both teachers and students. Biggest reason is that the teaching hits what it aims...