Word: show
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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President Eliot the went on to show that Switzerland is a country similar to Massachusetts in size and population, having somewhat less than four million inhabitants, but it can nevertheless muster immediately an army of half a million, with a much larger number in reserve. In 1911 the number of men under training for two months or more during the summer was about 210,000. They have proved available for a first-line defence in 48 hours. There were also over 275,000 trained reserves ready for the second line almost as promptly as called for--a total army...
...following figures show the colleges and universities with largest number of graduates present...
...University sincerely hopes that Tatiana will pay us a call. We can give her tea at Phillips Brooks House and show her the glass flowers, or if she cares for informality we can always take her to a soccer game and then give a dinner in her honor at the Union. We suggest that the Student Council think over the matter of inviting the Grand Duchess to Harvard. She can always take a special course in Slavic and it would be an attraction to have enrolled in U4 the illustrious name of Tatiana Romanoff...
Both teams are to display service flags before the game this afternoon. The Dartmouth service flag will show 47 stars, indicating that of the 1916 football squad 47 men are now in the National service, while the Brown flag will have 39 stars for football players now in the Army or Navy...
...similar circumstances a new leader sounds a new call for action, and in all the Allied countries arise the hopes for a decisive and final blow. Under leaders who have combined military genius and the art of inspiring, the English have never been stopped. The next few days will show whether Haig and Byng can show such a combination...