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...Belgian Army out of the war, march southwest of Paris across the Seine, protecting the German right flank. But in the uncertainty of movement and position, Kluck lost direction, veered toward Paris instead of circling southwest to envelop it. Sensing the significance of the German right wing's undershot, in the evening of August 25, Marshal Joffre's tactical adviser, a smooth, silent, chubby little 42-year-old officer named Maurice Gamelin had written out Joffre's historic Instruction No.2: "Having been unable to carry out the offensive maneuver originally planned, future operations will be conducted...
...resolved to live to be 100. Writes Author Stowe of his Grand-Aunt Mary: "I remember when the old lady was in training for this century run, one was allowed to talk with her only for five minutes. Her attendant watched the clock." Born in 1805, Mrs. Perkins undershot her goal by five years. Harriet Beecher (1811-96) married Professor Calvin Stowe. upon the death of his wife who had been her best friend. Her first works were a geography and some sketches, but with the Abolition controversy all about her. Uncle Tom's Cabin evolved slowly...
Every March the Presbyterian Church conducts its money-raising Every Member Canvass. Last March was an unfortunate one for the Presbyterians; the week they campaigned was the Week the Banks Closed. The Canvass undershot its mark, $50,000,000 for missions and home expenses, by $8,000,000. Last week the Presbyterians launched a supplementary canvass. They called it a "Spiritual Recovery Crusade." They began organizing the nation's 10,000 Presbyterian ministers to "Do Our Part" in a great drive which will culminate with special church services everywhere Oct. 29. Said Dr. Herman Carl Weber, statistician and Every...
...ally the two and call it Winthrop House. There can be no question that externally it is the most drab and austere of all the Houses. The Students' Common Room is a rather bleak expanse which suppresses rather than fosters congeniality, the dining room with its undershot alcove has a bit of the steamship about it but is an interesting architectural device and serves its proper purpose. Confronted by the Statler-like dining room of Standish the designers strove mightily to transform it into a presentable library and, to the astonishment of all, succeeded admirably. The walls are done...
...enthusiasm, and even musical recitals have had an unprecedented attendance. This state of affairs has aroused the apprehension of "several acute observers" lest the symbol of the bulldog be no longer quite apropos. Donald Stewart has remarked that the bulldog is characterized among other things by his deep chest, undershot jaw, and "the complete absence of any intelligence." Surely this figure completely fails to symbolize the new era at Yale...