Word: means
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...college publications would require a censorship of those publications by the military authorities, a censorship which is out of the question in view of the pressing duties of these officers. "Moreover," he stated, "allowing members of the S. A. T. C. to write for college papers would necessarily mean that their military work would suffer...
...needed. The War Department has secured for it self a group of men whom it can train as it wills and upon whom it can call at any time for needed officer material. The advantages of a standardized system of training in addition to a centralized system of control mean a great increase in our military efficiency. Fundamentally sound in theory, designed to meet the needs of the colleges as well as, of the nation, the S. A. T. C. should prove one of the most successful ventures...
...passed beyond the realm of theory and has become a movement. Though there are many who believe it a step backward, there are no men, however, who can afford to disregard it as the creation of rattle-brain theorists. There are great changes in the air which will mean a new society. They may be socialistic and they may be evolutions which will stop far short of that goal. But they are changes which must enlist the active thought of every man who will aid in creating the organization of the future. Socialism is a goal toward which modern society...
...under these same conditions that the Government has found it necessary to increase rates and terminate the crushing force of overburdening restrictions. People may find increases in rates oppressive, but they must not fail to realize that increased railroad wages and the elimination of sub-normal charges mean an increased cost of operation...
Patriotism is measured by a man's contribution to his country. It doesn't mean idle talk or a superficial waving of the flag. It requires real sacrifice, of money, of time, and of human lives. We who still remain at home can do little enough toward furthering our country's cause. When called upon for that share we must not be found wanting...