Word: standing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...rating of Freshmen from the stand point of bodily mechanics showed that 80 per cent, of the incoming class do not use their bodies well. In this test the physicians examined the men's feet, watched how they used them and studied also how the men stood and whether their statics proved satisfactory from a mechanical point of view. This year only 0.97 per cent. of the Freshmen were grouped in Class A as having a good mechanical use of the body; 14.8 per cent. fell in Class B as being fairly good in this respect; 49.3 per cent. were...
...Lippitt's communication. It said in effect that the Government should not be criticised, that those who wish for peace do not consider that the United States must fight or fall in the coming struggle of nations, and that since "my country, right or wrong,' is the right stand to take, we should express by petition our absolute faith in our Government...
...Second, we want, if possible, to have our neutrality guaranteed as is the case in Belgium and Switzerland. We are still too small and too unformed to stand alone against the ring of enemies about us. Lastly, we want material support--supplies, provisions, medicines, everything. The war has left us destitute and the misery of my country is beyond description...
...League of Nations, but rather in the generosity of the world. We have for all time stood as a barrier between the Moslem empire and Christianity. Our sufferings have been to save the ideals of civilization, and the world cannot fail to aid us now that we stand helpless and alone. As to Turkey, if the United States wishes to help that criminal government, then we must look elsewhere for support. Of all the countries in the world, Turkey is most barbarous, most inhuman...
...committee has swept aside the old foot-fault rule, with its numerous interpretations, and proposes the following: "Before commencing to serve the server shall stand with both feet at rest behind the serving line and both feet shall be kept behind the base-line until the ball is struck." The main purpose of the rule is to prevent the server from taking an unfair advantage in getting...