Word: liking
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Hemenway Gymnasium used to harbor us successfully last year, but now that the Radio School lives there we cannot use it; even if it were available, it would be inadequate, for by December we will be too advanced to spend the winter in the gentle art of right facing. Like Germany, we must expand and like her we have no place to go. Somebody will have to think and do it thoroughly to solve the problem. Unless we find an armory in town or build one here the winter drill is sure to be a dismal failure and a glaring...
...Nobody can talk about the sacrifice in these times of men who are doing their duty," was the chief point which Major Higginson emphasized. "There's nothing like doing something for other people--and your country represents a lot of other people. You are here to learn to serve in something perhaps harder than war." He went on to speak of the responsibilities placed on the younger men by the loss of so many lives in the war, saying that "Hundreds of thousands of men must be replaced and horrible destruction made good. When peace comes--like a thief...
...prepared to assume the duties and responsibilities of either a land or sea station. Ordinarily the graduate is graded as a second or third class electrician depending upon his ability. Approximately 125 men enter the school each week and in the near future every seven days will graduate a like number...
...Like one of the six best sellers in shape and the Pathe Weekly in content, the new Illustrated swings into line with a spirited purpose. The first number is dedicated to the Class of 1921, and it will doubtless tickle the Freshmen because there is no salutatory editorial of ponderous advice on the first page. For the Illustrated now, for the first time, affords an answer to "What's in a name?" and becomes an illustrated magazine and no more...
...mighty glad I am here, as I consider it a very great privilege to be able to take an active part, even if it is a small part, in the fight for the greatest cause the world has known, next to that of Christianity. This war is like a football game on a huge scale. It takes the very best men to play it and success depends on wonderful team-work and tremendous sacrifices. And there is a tremendous amount at stake...