Word: means
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...while he cannot rely on the tenderness of the instructor, the candidate must realize how necessary it is for him to pass. The year's record stands behind him, the possibilities of a commission before. His failure would mean a great deal to himself, and a great deal to the country, for every man available is needed. It would be a great calamity if a large number of those ready for the service of the nation were rejected because of academic failure...
...first things that Congress ought to do is to provide for military training on a basis of universality. Out of the men thus trained the army would naturally come. This does not mean that everybody would be a fighter, but it does mean that the huge resources of the country would be put at the service of the nation, for such arrangement and distribution and assignment as the public authority decreed...
...decision will probably be made today whether they will be allowed to conclude their year of study immediately. To do so will mean that men in receiving their degrees will have less theoretical knowledge. Laws are being made by the fierce justice of armies. The whole world is threatened by a great danger before which the petty illegalities which laws are made to prevent are nothing...
...drill regulations or go through difficult maneuvers every hour of the day, even if the desire to do so is great. Both mind and muscles cry for a change, for an antidote. Professor Copeland will read Sheridan's "Critic" tonight at Brattle Hall, and everyone knows that this will mean an evening of delightful enjoyment and complete relaxation. Doubtless the majority of students have talked war and nothing but war during the entire vacation. Drills start today and also an endless discussion of each individual's plans to become a captain in two weeks. Break the monotonous strain of militaristic...
...time when the value of a system of compulsory military training for all able-bodied young Americans must be clear to the most obdurate advocate of peace. The military training of citizens does not mean militarism. It means the perpetual protection of citizenship. But we must now get along with raw troops trained as quickly as possible. The work can be done. There is no problem in the situation that cannot be solved, but in the future we must have a permanent army of trained citizens that will be ready for any emergency. --New York Times...