Word: keeping
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...spite of all that has been said, Yaphank is not a bad spot to spend the winter. Undoubtedly it is less frigid than Ayer; in fact the center of Long Island is supposedly ten degrees warmer than New York City itself. The coating of snow and ice will keep the terrible dust down; the monotany of swamp-oak will be broken by this time by the newly-laid out drill grounds and cantonments. To the New Englander it will be an education to live away from his native hearth,--to mix with people who did not cross on the Mayflower...
...comfortable one. The North Atlantic in winter is hardly a cheerful place for submarines; the coast is well patrolled, the State Guard mans the shores. Since the U-53 came to Newport our point of view has changed. If His Majesty will take our advice we suggest he keep away...
...proud of what our boys are doing, and on our part we must do everything we possibly can, I repeat, to keep them in good condition, morally and physically...
...Keep clothing of one soldier in repair and replace worn out clothing for two years. --Daily Illini...
...members of the 1916-1917 R. O. T. C. found it hard to keep their rifles in the best of shape, since they were nearly always locked up in the racks except when drills were taking place. This year, cadets will be able to take their rifles to their rooms and clean them more frequently. However, permission for the removal of a piece will not be given unless its owner has filed a bond at the Bursar's office. Men who live out of town will be permitted to leave their rifles in the racks...