Word: proudly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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America can be rightly proud of the efficiency and the super-imminent services rendered by the American ambulance at the front. The American ambulance corps has now in its daily use and service 170 automobiles on the French front, and 225 are counted on in the near future. In the Paris sector these automobiles carry the wounded on the arrival of trains, from the trains to the various hospitals. They comprise 50 automobile ambulances, with a personnel exclusively composed of American young men in khaki uniforms. It is an imposing spectacle to see a train of 25 of these automobile...
Having experienced for many years an Augustan age of undisputed empery, Harvard is in a less proud but trebly adventurous age of barbarian invasion. It is hard for a team that has known four defeats within more than twice that number of years to fall before a supposedly unimportant antagonist. Defeat after victory is always hard. Nevertheless it is inevitable. It is humiliating for great empires when little Vandal tribes tear down their ancient temples. But Caesars perish and the relentless foe creeps...
...Harvard still retains her right to be considered internationally tolerant, for it is the bravery of her graduates in the abstract that she is proud to honor. And she is no less international in feeling because she pays fitting tribute to courage and true devotion to ideals...
...beat Cornell's university crew on Lake Cayuga is a commendable feat, but to beat Cornell for the second, successive year, and in the same afternoon to win the Freshman race is something to be justly proud of. Never before have both the University and Freshman crews defeated Cornell on the same day. In spite of unfavorable forecasts before the race, the University oarsmen showed their superiority over an unquestionably good crew in a conclusive manner. The greatest of credit and praise is due Mr. Herrick, Coach Haines, and every member of the victorious eight...
...open to all college men throughout the country, as well as to trained non-collegians. But to Harvard men especially it should make its appeal, for Harvard stands pre-eminent as the college from which come men with the desire for public service. We have occasion to feel proud of the splendid response that has been made to the Plattsburg idea. The Regiment and the Flying Corps are examples of the way in which Harvard shows its interest in the defense of the country. From the spirit that the University has shown in the past is it too much...