Word: mentionable
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...control. This body of patriots does not desire a war "from which we have nothing to gain." This lamentable fact is undoubtedly true. We would win no territorial acquisitions, no pecuniary indemnities. Small matters, like outrages upon American lives and property and national honor are not considered worthy of mention by pacifists. The entire platform, covered by a cloak of doubtful patriotism, is but an ingenious and dangerous summary of the sentiments of the "peace at any price" American...
...greeted with smiles, and references to the enormous military organization of Germany, and to historical fact. Our military preparations will be undeniable, and unfortunately historical. Fact is none too reassuring in our case. Our expansion southward in Porto Rico. Panama, San Domingo, Danish West Indass, Hayti, Nicaragua,--not to mention the Philippines,--has been steady and sure. We point with pride to Cuba as a proof of our altruistic motives, but it is hard to persuade a foreigner that the incident is closed even...
...with and eventually eliminated. But with the game roaring through the country on a strictly professional basis no great stretch of imagination is required to picture effects on the college game--the flow of players from university to professional elevens, and all the accruing scandal and innuendo, not to mention other features which will readily occur to the average follower of college sports. How long would any self-respecting university stand such a condition? How long would it be before in righteous wrath intercollegiate football at many of our institutions would be torn up root and branch and cast into...
...unoccupied College rooms for this purpose. Under this broad policy we have had many propagandists: advocates of the initiative and referendum (W. S. U'Ren. December 2, 1912, in Emerson D), the Progressive Party (Governor R. P. Bass, February 26, 1912, in the New Lecture Hall), and to mention only some of those disclosed by the CRIMSON files for one College year taken at random, 1913-14--Socialism (W. E. Walling, December 1, 1913, and John Spargo, December 9, 1913, both in Emerson D); World League to Secure Peace (Hamilton Holt, April 7, 1914, in Emerson D); pacifism (Norman Angell...
With these in mind, in addition to other qualities that I shall mention, I have made the following selections for my first All-American team...