Word: sons
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...seen almost daily in the news-papers: "British Even More Bitter Against Americans Than French"; "Charm of La Belle France a Myth"; "French Glad to See Last of Americans"; "Dislike on All Sides in England"; "Doughboys Receive Fair Treatment From Germans"; "American Troops Enjoy German Hospitality"; and son on. Anyone who takes the trouble to read this communication may quite naturally ask "What has all this to do with me? I realize that these statements are untrue and I pay no attention to them." Quite true; but the majority of people who read this rot do not class...
Luther R. Bailey '18, son of Dr. Marshall H. Bailey, has recently received his third citation. He enlisted February, 1917, as an ambulance driver in the French Army and has served continuously since then. Early in 1918 he was first cited and received the Croix de Guerre. Later he received a citation with the palm for "showing utter disregard of danger during an attack while keeping up communication between advanced posts despite extreme barrage fire, during which his ambulance was struck by numerous fragments of shell". His last citation, word of which has just been received, was for "particularly distinguishing...
...governing the annual competition for the Lee Wade II prizes will be outlined Wednesday evening, when Professor I. L. Winter '86 will speak to all candidates in Holden Chapel at 6.45 P. M. These prizes founded in 1915 by Dr. Francis Henry Wade, of Cambridge, in memory of his son Lee Wade 2d '14, and are awarded for merit in reciting a selection of poetry. For first, second and third places, prizes of 25, 15 and 10 dollars respectively are given...
...February issue of the "Bookman" is published an article entitled "Detestable Words." This gives a few examples of words which the editor despises. According to the "Bookman," "sense" appears as a verb in every form from the "father sensed his son's abstraction" to the "peeling infant sensed the coming of the succulent milk-bottle." "Poignant" is on the blacklist because of its downright stupidity, "stipend" because of its oily politician sound. "Remuneration" is a foolishly long latinized word, and "dainty" and "refined" are classed as belonging to the "chewing gum" variety...
Francis B. Sayre, LL.B. '12, son-in-law of President Wilson, has been appointed lecturer in the Law School for the special session, February 3 to August 30. Mr. Sayre received his A.B. at Williams in 1909 and LL.D. at the Law School, 1912. He has been an instructor in Government at Williams College...