Word: nears
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Whatever vestige of exterior and shallow judgments remains with us should now fall away in the levelling of war. When a thousand men are put in uniform the incipient politician may not measure the great or the near-great by examining whether their shoes are custom-made, or their hats come from New York. The prettiest fop does not show distinction in company front after an afternoon of drill in column and line formations. The assurance gained in talking to paid and obedient servants does not help greatly in telling a platoon of strong and aggressive men to deploy...
...possible. One condition only was made by Mr. Goelet, that the full number of 80 men be obtained in order to make the organization of the two sections a complete success, the men not sailing in small detachments with a resulting delay in Paris, but embarking together in the near future and proceeding directly to the front upon their arrival in France. The volunteering for the work has been taking place rapidly, and enough men have been obtained practically to insure the success of the venture. Volunteers are still needed for ambulance driving, however, but if the full number...
...every effort consistent with the position of the University to place the full military and naval strength of the College at the disposal of the Government. Although no such decisive step has yet been made at Yale and Princeton, these universities are expected to take similar action in the near future...
...stated at the president's office yesterday afternoon that no conditions except those which applied to other public buildings in the state were responsible for the University's action, and the belief was expressed that in the near future most of the restrictions would be removed. The museums closed to the public at present are the University Museum, the Fogg Art Museum, the Semitic Museum, and the Peabody Museum...
Arrangements have been made for the exhibition of the moving pictures taken of the American Ambulance work in France, and also of the official British war films recently shown in the Boston Opera House, in three Boston theatres in the near future. A part of the proceeds from the sale of tickets will be turned over to the American Ambulance Fund. The pictures will be displayed at the Harvard Theatre, 2313 Massachusetts avenue, North Cambridge, every Wednesday and Thursday for seven weeks, starting on April 11; at the Olympia Theatre in Scollay Square with each regular performance for seven weeks...