Word: failings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...There is one great advantage in such a form of training which, to my mind, is overlooked by most people. The military standpoint monopolizes the field of vision. They fail to perceive the fact that through this system of training the Government would come into contact with men of every class in the country. And to the boys who have no opportunity for education, to the mountaineers of Kentucky and Tennessee, a chance would be given. In almost no other way can the men in the back country of those states and others ever receive any advancement. For six months...
...Armenia's hope does not lie in the League of Nations, but rather in the generosity of the world. We have for all time stood as a barrier between the Moslem empire and Christianity. Our sufferings have been to save the ideals of civilization, and the world cannot fail to aid us now that we stand helpless and alone. As to Turkey, if the United States wishes to help that criminal government, then we must look elsewhere for support. Of all the countries in the world, Turkey is most barbarous, most inhuman...
This year there will be an endeavor to cut as few men as practicable from the 1923 squad, and to form dormitory teams from those who fail to make the first seven. This change is due to the attitude of the Department of Physical Training, which aims to have every Freshman engaged in the form of exercise which suits him best...
...fail to appreciate your attitude upon the following points...
...bruised and battered Bulldog that invades Cambridge today--bruised and battered and doubly dangerous. We have every faith in Coach Fisher's team; it needs our backing, and it has it. We must not fail that team for an instant. For the Bulldog's teeth are sharp; and today, as never before, is it true that a Harvard-Yale game is not won "till the last white line is passed...