Word: englanders
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...nations of the earth have entered into the unmeasurable war since the terrible days of August, 1914, save our great nation. All of them have in the war found increased strength, a new vision, a knowledge of their own unsolved ideals. There is no question now as to what England represents, or Germany, or France. In the strength of national unity for a single mighty purpose they have found themselves. The United States alone has rested with its ideals unrealized, without consciousness of its own goal...
...universities of both England and Canada, have been affected to a very great extent by the present war, according to statements received from those respective countries. In most cases the universities have been able to run with greatly reduced registration; some have had to stop altogether and some have had enough extra men, too young to enlist, to extent their registration almost to the same extent as it was before...
...current issue of the Advocate there appears an editorial dealing with the men who, to quote the author's words, think to serve humanity by doing hospital and ambulance work in England and France." The writer of the editorial then goes on to criticise these men who are pusillanimous enough to prefer to risk their lives in the relief of suffering rather than serve gloriously in their respective college regiments, even as he. The editorial is written throughout in a highly moral tone of admonition, of gentle rebuke, but it is nothing less than a serious attack on the ambulance...
...Transfer of Property," by Mark W. Reed, concerns Christian Science in connection with New England life. It is serious in treatment...
...aeronautical naval reserve is also being organized in the First Naval District, which includes most of New England. More men are needed and instruction in flying will be given in order to secure trained aviators. Professor Klemin, of M. I. T., will give a course of lectures on the theory of aviation beginning on Monday, April 9, and lasting eight weeks, after which an examination will be given, and the men who show the greatest proficiency will then receive training in actual flying. A knowledge of plane geometry, trigonometry, and algebra is essential...