Word: combatant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...have need cf these volunteers in the Armies of the Republic, who fought and died with us, and who helped in the Lafayette Esquadrille to sweep from the skies the Gothas and Taubes. But how much we need volunteers in every country to fight with tongue and pen to combat the German propaganda which distorts our thoughts and actions and travesties our whole intention...
...Westminster College, Salt Lake City, is the one Christian college in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Nevada. None of the Catholic schools are of college grade, and the state universities are Mormon controlled. Westminster College is only a junior (2 year) college, but is now raising $750,000 to combat Mormonism in its own citadel. Of the desired amount $50,000, has been raised for Christian education, largely from the Presbyterian Church...
...worshipped smallpox as a fetish. The members spread the disease as part of their rites, making it impossible for the health officials of Nigeria to stamp out the plague. Dr. Shapara was initiated into the society and took part in its secret ritual in order to learn how to combat it. With this knowledge the Government of the colony was able to abolish the clan and to control smallpox...
Incidents such as that at New Haven are serious, and the tendency revealed is one to be combatted: but unnecessary publicity often does more to encourage than to combat. The policy of the Yale University authorities in threatening to cancel the Freshman crew race was neither well calculated to inculate respect for the sacredness of law and order, not to give a proper impression to the outside world. Athletic eligibility has little to do with a general riot, and threats are usually a sign of weakness. In order to "see ourselves as others see us" we have to look through...
...paralysis of the insane, is a hitherto incurable brain disease caused by the penetration of Spirochaeta pallida, the germ of syphilis, to the higher nerve centers, and has been the object of attack by many neurologists without marked success (TIME, April 28). Malaria germs have recently been used to combat it. Since 1919, 42 advanced cases were treated with tryparsamide, 21 of which are now discharged and restored to useful work, and four more have shown great improvement. Whether the cures are permanent remains to be seen...