Word: mained
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...make soldiers that we are giving military training, but soldiers in the sense that we consider them in this country. The main function of the military man is to keep out of war. Here at Harvard we have no drill, no compulsory military training. We teach a man purely theoretically the science of war. We teach him to be a good citizen. In fact some college courses formerly were used in the military department to teach military history...
...Union at 8.30 o'clock next Tuesday night, will read from Kipling, Milne, Leacock, and Thackery. The exact passages are not announced as yet, but will probably be in the spirit of the Christmas season. The acoustics of the Upstairs Dining Room are better than those of the main hall and the Professor will insist on the doors being locked at 8.30 o'clock sharply to prevent interruption...
Although Colonel Browning states explicitly that "the main function of the military man is to keep out of war", the newspapers constantly carry exhortations by military men urging greatly increased military expenditures. The American Legion has offended particularly in this respect, although it is possible that had they taken a course in military science they would have been less belligerent. The psychology of calling military science "training for citizenship" is becoming all too successful...
...title of "wire houses" because of the extensive private telegraph lines which they lease to convey orders for securities to Manhattan. The 20 principal wire houses require about 300,000 miles of leased wires. A single large firm alone operates 40,000 miles of private-leased wires, connecting its main office in Manhattan with 12 branch offices and over 50 correspondent firms all over the country...
...management has also announced that women will not be admitted to seats on the main floor...