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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...authority of it and the respect we give to it rests on the individual. Mr. Wright, then, who indeed does not hesitate to state his views with perfect assurance in his criticism of "Major Pendennis" (appearing yesterday in the CRIMSON) is to be congratulated. It is seldom that we find such a strong-minded young...
...Germany, France and England the exigencies of war have compelled the consolidation of aeronautics under a separate department controlled by an air minister, and if we are to accomplish any results commensurate with theirs or worthy of this great nation, we shall find it necessary to follow their example. The air minister in England, and I believe in the other two nations named, has charge of the material, construction and supplies for the aeronautical branch, and the training of aviators generally. The machines are then delivered respectively to the Admiralty and to the army, who furnish the personnel and conduct...
...full understanding that they are to be officers. Inasmuch as those men who intend to enlist in the Corps will have to make up in a short time a considerable amount of work which the men now enrolled have already covered, Captain Cordier stated last night that they would find it to their advantage to do certain text-book assignments during the vacation. The work should cover the "Infantry Drill Regulations" through paragraph 231, the "Small Arms Firing Manual" through page 59, and the first four problems of Captain Bjornstad's "Small Problems for Infantry." The Drill Regulation assignment, which...
...success. So far the response has not been encouraging. If we in America are to meet our social problem, to help the working people tide over the hard years ahead, we must be ready to help them. With many of their wage-earners at the front, they will find it difficult to buy clothes for next winter. One of the aims of the spring collection is to meet this need...
Despite the familiar material utilized, the book is interesting and its story is coherently told. The plot centers on the attempts of the gallant and worldly-wise (and, as usual, much in debt) Captain Poildeau to find "The Beautiful Unknown," and gives in the running of its course opportunities for various characterizations in both serious and comedy fields. Charles Purcell as Captain Poildeau sings and acts in his usual manner; Miss Follies as "the daughter of the regiment" is dainty and sings prettily; and Miss Odell does an excellent bit of acting in the bazaar scene. Although the comedians--Messrs...