Word: rude
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...however, often damaging. He instinctively tends to belittle his enemy and to consider him a foe of decidedly inferior mettle. American soldiers, officers and men, arrive in France, fresh from their training camps, without any doubts that their march toward Berlin is to continue peacefully uninterrupted. What a rude awakening they await! They swagger and boast before the seasoned soldiers of our Allies, who look on with amused tolerance and good nature, willing to be dominated and instructed at their own game, if only the newcomers can act as they talk...
...buried only to be followed by a second and third, each of which was buried in its turn. The remains consist of a large number of houses belonging to three distinct races, the oldest of which lived many hundreds of years ago. There are also many excellent specimens of rude pottery and stone implements...
...taken care of and entertained. He travels from place to place in his three-masted relief boat and every summer he takes a limited number of Harvard men with him. These summer trips are invaluable experiences for any who are interested in medical service and mission work among the rude fishing classes...