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...served as Commander-in-Chief of the Franco-British forces in Italy, and is the wearer of the Cross of the Legion of Honour and the Medaille Militaire...
Marshall: "The Honour of the Clintons...
...Lawrence Lowell set his face steadfastly against all this. While still allowing a considerable freedom of election, so that education remained adequately comprehensive, his method required the student to group and organize the major portion of his studies within a single field. It was a step toward the famous "honour schools" of the English universities, in which the student concentrates upon the classics, history, English language and literature, or any one of half a dozen general subjects. A similar step already had been taken in many American universities...
...Honour is weak, praise droops ingloriously...
...Cambridge University Magazine, of Cambridge, England, publishes each week a list of the university students killed in battle. This list is also posted on the main door of Great St. Mary's Church. It is called "The Roll of Honour," and at the head of the list are always printed the following words, taken from an address by the vice chancellor...