Word: strength
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...nations in guaranteeing, among other things, that the world at large be secured against aggression. The question is, can we, in good faith, propose this, and at the same women embark on an entirely new policy of universal service. This obviously looks toward a great increase in our military strength, and the obvious query is, what is it for? We say, and sincerely believe, it is for defense only; but will this be accepted by other nations? Diplomatic authorities tell us that the Kaiser was an earnest worker for peace, and did not willfully precipitate the war. This statement...
Harvard's strength lies mainly in team work and an unusual defensive game. Captain Morgan's defensive ability together with his speed and clever stick-work on the offence make him the most valuable all-around player on the team, if anyone can be said to hold that position. T. C. Thacher '18, regular coverpoint, has been laid up lately with an injured foot and H. K. White '19 has filled his position ably. White's long reach makes him a hard player to pass, and he plays a heady game although not as fast on the offence as Thacher...
...them is not immediately in sight, and Harvard must feel deeply her losses in a division of instruction that drew students even from abroad--as the brilliant editor of the Hibbert Journal, L. P. Jacks. Many of the departments even in a university like Harvard are departments whose strength resides chiefly in one man. When an Agassiz or a Shaler dies or retires, a weakening of the reputation of the institution in his branch is taken as a matter of course. But when a department contains a small galaxy of stars whose instruction continues over extended periods, it is equally...
With a committee of fifteen prominent graduates representing all sections of the country the task of collecting this large fund ought not to be difficult. The plan of reaching every Harvard graduate of the last forty years will in itself lend great strength to the universal character of the appeal...
...Soldiers Field and all-day Sunday hikes and practice marches were instituted. The entire Regiment participated in manoeuvres and a mock engagement at the estate of E. D. Brandegee '81 and on May 27 marched in the Preparedness Parade in Boston. On May 30 the Regiment at full strength, band, Sanitary Corps, Signal Squad and the motor cycle squad was reviewed and inspected by Major-General Leonard Wood, U. S. A., M.D., '84, in the Stadium and then mustered...