Word: restful
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Almost everyone knows of the marvelous work which the Red Cross is doing in comforting the soldiers in the trenches and in the rest camps behind the battle front, of the indispensable aid it has brought to the hospitals, and of the tremendous good it has done to the needy children and old people; but few appreciate the indirect effect which all this work will bring about. We are giving a demonstration to the people of our allies that we are really in this war. We are showing them that we are not the 'land of the dollar...
...drill is absolutely essential to proper training of troops, and the more expert a man is in this work, the better and more desirable soldier he will make. In the British army, a body of troops begins squad drill as soon as it is sent back for the "long rest." It inculcates discipline, and tends to a perfection and unity of organization that are necessary in battle. --Daily Princetonian
...school may have become more Ameri- canized, but now it differs very little from a regular French school. The French system, you know, is to teach flying and flying only. We have an occasional lecture and talks on motors, map-work, aerodynamics, but that is all. The rest of the time we are either flying or at liberty to do whatever we want. No drill or formations, except inspection once a week...
...Yaphank! The College Office announces today that the special mid-year examinations will be held from December 18 to December 24, inclusive. The new military figures may return to their respective homes to take a much-needed rest before entering the third camp, and during that period of vacation no bugbear of tests to come will hang over them. The traditional antipathy of undergraduates toward the Office will certainly be effaced--temporarily, if not permanently. Benevolent rulers are now enthroned in University Hall, who minister to the needs of their subjects. The greatest of all needs was the force...
...yard line. Barrett and Gerrish made first down through centre. On the next play Barrett threw a pretty forward pass to Green, who scored from the 20-yard mark. The former Cornellian then kicked the goal from touchdown, giving his team a one-point lead. During the rest of the game the Rhode Island eleven held the Navy Yard and broke up their open plays...