Word: christian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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General Feng Yu-hsiang, "Chinese Christian soldier." He is one of the chief generals under the command of Wu. His soldiers, equipped with a bedding roll, an extra pair of boots, a tiny cup and a rifle, made their way last week through Peking en route for the Manchurian frontier. In spite of approaching cold weather, they wore only faded blue cotton uniforms with a red band around the right sleeve. In addition, each man carried a Chinese umbrella...
General Feng's troops are pledged to abstain from "drinking, smoking and loose living." Their battle cries and marching songs are set to hymn tunes. Their favorite song, which, when translated, is said to be "most bloodthirsty and obscene," is set to the tune of Onward, Christian Soldiers...
Last week, a correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor gave a few facts about the naval armament race in the four principal countries on the South American continent...
...responsible part of the collegiate whole. At South Hadley, Mass., President Mary E. Woolley launched Mount Holyoke College upon its 87th year by ruminating upon womankind's increasing importance in the world. At Wellesley, Mass., some 400 girls became Wellesley College freshmen, were made welcome by the Christian Association at a tea; by President Ellen F. Pendleton; by guides who spirited them off in groups of twelve to tour the Library. At Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Vassar College, in its 63rd year, abandoned a precedent, allowed the freshmen to report the same day as other classes, instead of a week...
...classics from the standpoint of its value as a basic training the fact that "the number of secondary schools offering four years of Latin is more than double the number offering three years in French," cannot but be seen as anything but in the highest degree encouraging. Christian Science Monitor...