Word: minding
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...while honoring that strength of heart and mind which has inspired the nation through its course, must not rely easily on '76 or '61 to carry us through this new year of war in this new century. Our enemy is not scared by the specter of Napoleon nor of Cromwell. She will not be scared by the specter of our great leaders, vallent though they were...
Americans, according to Dean West, have hitherto believed that the fundamental purpose of education is not only to furnish useful information, but also to train and discipline the mind to its highest power. Consequently, those studies which experience has shown to be the most serviceable for this end have been, and should be, the fundamental subjects in any course of study. This may be an erroneous belief, and if it should prove to be the case, such a course of study ought to be discarded. If not, the best manner of teaching them must be found, and instruction maintained...
...first announced to the public our press with large optimism proclaimed that the issue would be oversubscribed many times in a very few weeks. Were we not the richest nation on the earth, with wealth estimated at two hundred billions? An absolutely inconceivable amount even to the most universal mind. The loan represented a bare one per cent of our amazing resources. The press declared our banks would be crowded with eager buyers...
...work in the training corps this summer has but one object, that of preparing men to serve as officers in the new national armies. It is presumed that all men now in the corps have enrolled with that idea in mind...
...been urged lately by some who, being of revolutionistic turn of mind, like to see any change, whatever it may be that we adopt "America" as our national anthem instead of the more martial song to which we now pay reverence. One reason set forth is that the "Star Spangled Banner" is well enough as an anthem in the bloody times of war, but in peace we need some more dulcet sentiment. Another is that "America" is well suited to the orchestration of the people's voices, whereas our present unlegalized national anthem is of too intricate a nature...