Word: good
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...share decidedly in the preference for some other day; but to bring the half-year's work to a good conclusion, it seems fair to make some sacrifice of personal preference, for the short time that remains, especially in view of the very large personal sacrifice that is made by our commanding officer. W. E. HOCKING...
...some three or four hundred men turn out, Captain Schindel will advise the detailing of perhaps one commissioned officer, whereas with a showing of nine hundred the chances of obtaining two commissioned officers and several non-commissioned officers will be good. As has been reiterated so many times, every commendable performance brings the possibility of well-organized military drill next year one step nearer realization...
...inopportune hitting and injuries. Link and Chaplin, the only pitchers to be relied on to come out ahead, have done excellent work in all their games, but at the present time Chaplin is out with appendicitis. His absence has materially weakened the team's strength, as there are no good second-string pitchers to fall back upon. The infield has been considerably bolstered by the return of Shea who was forced out of the game early in the season by a sprained ankle...
Captain Cordier has prepared with the greatest care a progressive course of training, comprising ample instruction for the average man to pass these final tests creditably. A few men, too selfish to sacrifice a part of their leisure time for the good of the majority, can spoil the appearance of the Regiment, and undo the efforts of their comrades in ranks. A little sacrifice of pleasure now may mean the future, as well as the immediate, success of the Harvard Regiment...
...studious, shabby, caring nothing for appearances. On the contrary, his wife has a passion for society, and she succeeds through the overpowering strength of this passion in leading her man to a new mode of living. The latter unfortunately is too well received by society. He makes so good an impression that he is sought after by a married woman who is estranged from her husband. There-upon the wife becomes jealous, and finally repents that she has turned her husband into one corner of the eternal triangle. She begs him to return to his old habits of life...