Word: firmament
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...with the names of the more important generals at headquarters, and at intervals have been permitted to read the names of some of the commanders in action. The number has, however, been small in comparison with the numbers engaged and very few stars have as yet emblazoned the military firmament...
...great benefit in an early determination upon his duties in his career, comes to the college student, it seems to me, not so much in the handicap it gives him in the race for the goal of success as in the advantage it brings by setting in the firmament of his hopes and aspirations a star to which he may hitch his wagon. The early choice of a profession furnishes a definite aim, a direct road, a basis for concentration...