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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...graduate of Harvard, as a veteran of the 1st Division, as an admirer of Lincoln, I cannot believe that a state, useless tablet or plaque will serve to memorialize the sacrifices of my class mates and friends. Let us by all means have, as Mr. Warren suggests, something which "seek to radiate the thought of heroic sacrifice" Let it be a thing of beauty and nobility. But it must point beyond itself and even beyond the men to whom it is dedicated to fulfill these functions...
...guide the design of it. There is the so-called practical idea; that the memorial should be "useful", that it should not be just a pile of masonry and bronze and as such, be just a waste of money. Then there is the sentimental idea; that the memorial should seek to radiate the thought of heroic sacrifice, something that should instantly arrest the attention of every beholder as something worthy of personal thought, followed by personal patriotic devotion...
...physical senses, fails completely to touch the realm of the spirit. Is there any more "practical" or more "useful" ambition than to aim to consummate a memorial so designed and so executed as to keep over before the senses of passers-by the devotion to duty of those we seek to honor...
...judges declared that Canisius had presented a strong case in favor of establishing a National Education Board to administer a federal aid program for education. This board would seek to remedy the highly inadequate educational conditions prevalent in many states. The board would consist of the 48 state commissioners of education and would be presided over by the Federal Commissioner of Education...
...recommendations to the Hygiene Department, the Graduate Council said that a single fee should include all extra services, "in order to encourage students to seek medical attention without hesitating because of the added costs of some services...