Word: showings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...young men to seek action wherever there is possibility of service with danger or excitement to give it zest. The ultimate uselessness of such early service is patent. The lessons of England, the lessons of our past, our own wisdom in the true needs of national security, all show that such hasty enlistment means in the end only weakness...
...should now fall away in the levelling of war. When a thousand men are put in uniform the incipient politician may not measure the great or the near-great by examining whether their shoes are custom-made, or their hats come from New York. The prettiest fop does not show distinction in company front after an afternoon of drill in column and line formations. The assurance gained in talking to paid and obedient servants does not help greatly in telling a platoon of strong and aggressive men to deploy as skirmishers, and be excessively quick about...
...Prince has visited many of the aerodromes or flying fields in France, and he has been in close touch with the military instruction there. His unique experiences include actual flights over the battlefields and he has also been a witness of several Zeppelin raids on Paris. Mr. Prince will show lantern slides of the training at the Pan-Aerodrome, and pictures of Norman Prince which have never before been shown in this country...
...subject Colombia's relations with the United States, referring to the recognition of Panama by the United States, one acquisition of the Ganal Zone in 1903, and the proposed treaty between the countries. He will also consider the economic aspects and natural resources of the republic, and will show the opportunities for investment, there. Colombia is important from an international point of view because of its proximity to the Canal, and the doubts that have recently been expressed about the maintenance of stringent neutrality...
...photographs, as usual, are well diversified and show good choice. Mr. Cunningham's sketches are decidedly pertinent in thought, but rather less efficient in execution. The "Crew" number is not brilliant--but it can surely hold...