Word: less
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Shall we fall short of the standard our allies have set? Shall we do less than they?--NEW YORK INDEPENDENT...
...Less than a month remains before May twenty-ninth, the day for which the jubilee is set, and still the Freshman class is showing a woful lack of interest in the preparation for this event. The main purpose, of the jubilee is to weld the class together, to inculcate a class spirit and friendly dormitory rivalry by the inter-mural singing. To make this part of the affair a success faithful practice for the next month is essential. The time to prepare is shorter than usual this year, and to make up for this an increased enthusiasm and willingness...
...British are not a phrase-making people and their stubborn defence of Ypres has not been illuminated by a slogan, like "They shall not pass," the battlecry at Verdun which set France aflame. But in a less spectacular way their struggle around the ancient Flanders town symbolizes the British tradition in the war as the struggle for the Douamont and Vaux fortresses and Dead Man's Hill symbolizes the tradition of the French. It was at Ypres in November, 1914, that the British regulars, the "Old Contemptibles" of the gallant first expeditionary force, stemmed the German attack...
CLASS B--Consists of all members of Senior Division Units of the R. O. T. C. who have had a one-year course in military training, and have completed not less than 300 hours of military instruction since January 1, 1917. They must be 20 years and nine months of age on May 15, 1918, be citizens of the United States, and have the physical qualifications prescribed by the Army Regulations for members of the Officers' Reserve Corps...
Economy, however, will be the keynote of the ceremonies, and the class intends to spend less than a third as much as in ordinary years. The usual Senior spread has been entirely eliminated, but there will be a dance in the Union with individual hall and club spreads in the Yard and the clubs. No decorations for the stadium are being attempted...