Word: job
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...vigil little by little relaxed, the crews ceased to open fire on every inoffensive porpoise, and the Navy Department began to build 110-footers to go abroad and do our fighting there. Just when all was serene and quiet the Teuton struck and as usual he did a thorough job. About ten United States ships have gone to the bottom and still the U boats are at large...
...first impulse in such a misfortune is to blame someone, and in this case we are wont to ask why the Navy had not put guns on these ships and why our patrol boats were not on the job. Such questioning is ridiculous and unnecessary. There has been no reason to mount guns on coastwise ships and the Atlantic ocean is too large to be completely covered by patrols. When the submarines succeed in such a surprise attack we must be philosophical and not get panicky. In the Spanish War people gave up their homes on the seashore and trooped...
...must do the best we can. As we cannot give "instant and willing obedience to every order" automatically, every man must keep strictly on the job and give the closest attention all the time. We have the chance today to retrieve the good reputation of the corps and make a finish that will enable the observers, however critical, to say, "We were impressed...
...warfare. It is equally difficult, however, to attend lectures on Indic Philology or to discuss the embryology of vertebrates with the Germans driving on Amiens. The man in college today is serving a hard apprenticeship in the schools of patience and concentration. He deserves credit for sticking to his job, but only the credit it which is due one who performs his duty...
...frame of mind little suited for earnest study. A large number are planning to enlist during the summer and think little about their college standing. Others who will return find the war an insuperable distraction. It is under such circumstances that men are called upon to keep on the job and complete their year with an honest effort. It will be difficult, but it is a duty which no one can neglect. Burn the midnight oil and fulfill all academic obligations should be the watchword of the coming two weeks...