Word: mereness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...acoustics with such thoroughness as to make it a part of science. In the course of a few years he was able to do what no other man, so far as we know, had ever been able to do, that is, to foretell with confidence and accuracy from the mere plan and materials of a proposed auditorium what the acoustic qualities of the finished hall would...
Therefore, the inflexibility of mere routine and form should be promptly relaxed wherever it tends to hamper the college work of the men in uniform. The University has done its part in facilitating transition to normal college life by allowing the immediate entrance of men into regular courses. Hence, it is the duty of the military authorities to do their share in bridging the gap, by relaxing discipline as much as possible where a conflict with the best interests of the regular college work occurs...
...mere fact that peace has been declared should not affect either the S. A. T. C. or the Junior S. A. T. C. The members of the latter organization are particularly fortunate because they are getting double credit for their work. Besides getting credit for the college degree they are also getting credit with the government, and a man who has a good record in the Junior Company will be considered as officer material as soon as he has reached the proper...
...does not cheerfully accustom itself to a diet of defeat. That was not the way Hindenberg himself talked six months ago when he boasted that he would be in Paris April 1 and that the war would be over in midsummer. Even he must perceive that it is no mere cloud that hangs over Germany, but the Twilight of the Gods. New York World...
...will possess a tangible, ever replenished store-house of future officer material. That the American college will not suspend its academic activities during the war is alone of immense advantage. We have seen the English and French universities go down during the last four years until now they are mere shells of institutions. Theirs was a noble service at the beginning of the great struggle, but the drain on the attendance has been an ineradicable misfortune. During the past year the American universities seemed to be moving toward the same end. Men knew that, barring a change in policy...