Word: strength
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Navy Appropriation Bill which has passed the House of Representatives provides for increasing the strength of the Marine Corps from 30,000 to 75,500 men. If it passes the Senate, as it probably will in the near future, there will be a need for at least 1,800 new first and second lieutenants...
Those who believe that we have several years of war before us are not pessimists. That we must win, that we shall win, that there is no doubt about the Germans being subdued, but that victory will not come until there has been a full development of American fighting strength, and such an application of our developed strength that it will prove a determining factor in military action, is their view. They do not look upon the present German drive as action which if unsuccessful would result in an early ending of the war or which, if it should succeed...
...University tennis team, in its opening match of the season, will meet Dartmouth on Divinity Field this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The strength of the University players is problematical, for as in all other sports this spring, the team has been built up from an absolutely fresh start, with very little nucleus around which to work. Two men of considerable experience, however, are included in the number scheduled to play today. They are E. B. Benjamin '18, who captained his fall Freshman team, and F. M. Warburg '19, who played on the 1919 team. The following men will compose...
Little is known of the strength of the visiting team aside from the fact that it is largely composed of former minor league professional baseball players. It is expected that one or two former college players will also be included in the lineup...
That this war is a competition in morale is admitted by all statesmen. That moral strength will decide the final and supreme battle is likewise acknowledged. Hence, if American morale has been strengthened, the nation has more reason to be thankful than it has over the knowledge that nearly two million men are now under arms...