Word: lots
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Once-more Senator LaFollette comes to the fore, this time in a speech in which he attempts to explain his position on the question of the war. Certainly, in the minds of most Americans, his position needs a lot of explaining. Since the declaration of war last April he has consistently opposed every act and bill in Congress which would have assisted the country to wage this war. The fact that he has been able, in advance, to take the opposite side on every question and proposal brought before Congress shows that he is the proud possessor of a mind...
...lot of men to be bound within their own personalities, however much they may desire to be cosmic in vision. And so these men who are going into imminent conflict are all too likely to deem that the whole world is swallowed in war both now and for the future...
...person in this wide nation who will not have a close friend leave at the first call. They who remain may trust, with that vague and lasting trust which is given to mortals, that those who are the crosest to them will some way be spared in the blind lot of battle. But such trust is sad and futile when we realize that though some may be granted a longer period, others will be cut short with a briefer. Many thousands make up an average. The average time of immunity is twenty-three days. For some it may be longer...
...selected from the 500 applicants for admission to the Massachusetts School for Naval Air Service at Squantum, 30 are members of the University, who, if they pass the necessary physical examination, will enter in May. The selections were made by lot after a certain amount of preliminary selections were made, only 80 men being needed. Should any of them fail to pass the required physical tests their places will be filled by the next in order on the drawing list. Of those rejected one-half was on account of defective eyesight or lack of mathematical training...
...officer must exercise self-control even under the most trying circumstances, even when someone has blundered. There will be a lot of mistakes made; we expect them; they are bound to happen. But when the game begins, do your command as it is given. Back your officer, back your country, back your Government. There must be team play, regardless of whether or not we think the command is the right...