Word: standing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Brown, published in the current Illustrated, show that of the 746 men in the Freshman Class, a little more than four-fifths are using their body in a markedly relaxed position; three-fifths have no knowledge of how to use their bodies properly or how to stand up straight, and nearly two out of every ten have feet which would prevent them from serving their country in time...
When the 746 students were told to stand as straight as possible, 94 remained in Class A, 182 in Class B, 283 in Class C and 187 in Class...
...examinations showed that 82 per cent. have feet that would probably stand the strain of a course of military training; 15.5 per cent. have feet that would not stand such work...
...Officers' Reserve aims to meet this need. It will gather under its colors the men who, without choosing the soldier's profession, wish to stand ready in case of danger. Their commissions will make them officers in the second line of defence, subject to immediate mobilization--a definite and essential part in the national defence. As such they must be a powerful, disciplined organization, fitted for difficult tasks and heavy responsibilities. They must be able to act promptly and intelligently in great emergencies, just as the French reservists in the present war, who threw themselves into the breach and saved...
...member of the Harvard Union for American Neutrality I have frequently been asked what stand the Union takes on armed neutrality. Our position is that "armed neutrality is a far more effective means of maintaining American rights than war." This is not an endorsement of armed neutrality as opposed to all other possible policies; neither is it a repudiation of our principles as previously stated. It is an endeavor to bring our platform up to date...