Word: fitful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...charter-not being incorporated. It has no oath. It keeps no books. All its financial transactions are oral. All contributions to it are in the form of "outright personal gifts to William H. Anderson, its founder and general secretary, to be used in any way he sees fit." The object of this strange type of organization is to make the four P's Alliance "persecution proof and uninvestigable...
Militia System: The militia system, which originated in Switzerland, trains a nation's whole man power fit to bear arms for fixed periods in each year, diminishing as time goes on. Under this system, all hale male nationals are liable to do military service between certain ages, usually between 19 and 48. The six countries which have adopted this system: Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Holland, Denmark and Finland (only a semi-militia system). The respective terms of military service for the first years are: 65 days, 48 days, 150 days, 160 days, 150 days, one year (owing to Finland...
...beginning of the War, his immense wealth (his income last year was about $7,000,000) enabled him to fit out the hospital ship Loyalty and maintain it for the duration of the War. He also gave several airplanes and sums of money to the country, and his troops fought valiantly in France, Egypt, East Africa and Mesopotamia. At the Durbar of 1911, he was granted a salute of 21 guns; and, in 1917, his generosity was rewarded by making this salute (recognizing royal rank, a big factor in the life of an Indian Potentate) hereditary...
...notice considered offensive by Alumnus Martin had originated in alumni circles. He, President Angell, did not hold certain narrow views on the use of alcoholics attributed to him by Alumnus Martin in his wrath. Alumnus Martin would be welcome at New Haven, Conn., to conduct himself as he saw fit at reunion; and Yale officially hoped that he would not, as he threatened, go with classmates to Montreal to celebrate...
...account of boils. He will be back, however, tomorrow, when Coach Stevens will hold a time trial over the four-mile course. No noticeable change has been remarked in the work of the crew since Hoover has been in it, showing that each man knows his job and can fit in a new member easily...