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Three hundred men at the mass meeting; twenty-four hundred in College. One man in eight was there; where were the other seven? Sipping tea, perhaps, or discussing art, or practicing the latest fox-trot. But every single one of these aesthetic souls missed the biggest thrill in a lifetime when they failed to appear at the Union last night...
...literature in the University is gratifying news to us all. Especially is it so at this time when the ties of friendship between France and America are firmer and closer than ever before. Our President in France is being shown a remarkable degree of cordial hospitality, which brings a thrill to the heart of every American. If for no other reason than that we would receive Captain Morize with sincere welcome...
...Venice to St. Petersburg" by P. V. Donovan '18, depends for its chief interest on the old time thrill which even Americans felt at hobnobbing with royalty. Now, the thrill is a very slight tremor with a tendency to a chill...
...will be even more a day on which we shall commemorate the sacrifice of our countrymen's lives in the Great War. We take pride in our grandfathers and great-grandfathers who fell on the battlefields of Gettysburg and Antietam, and on each May 30 we are newly thrilled by the memory of those men who fought for Union and Democracy between 1861 and 1865. The pride and the thrill will be many, many times greater tomorrow when we celebrate the glorious deaths of our classmates and friends...
With the exception of the matchless Guynemer, no aviator has been better known to Americans than Major Raoul Lufbery, formerly of the Lafayette Escadrille. The names of even more successful fighters--Nungesser, Ball, and Bishop--fail to give the thrill that comes with the mention of Lufbery, the soldier of fortune and the incarnation of American dash and spirit. The greatest of the Americans who composed the Lafayette Escadrille, he has been among the greatest aviators in all the armies. Even the French, with their wealth of illustrious names to choose from, have called him "the incomparable pilot." No tribute...