Word: unselfish
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Morison, now a lieutenant commander in the Navy, earned his accolade because of his book, "Admiral of the Ocean Sea," which was "foremost in teaching Americans patriotic and unselfish services." A professor in history at the University since 1915, he is now engaged in writing the history of the Navy. He is a Senior Fellow and received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1912. Morison is one of the greatest authorities on early Colonial history and on Columbus, and has led expeditions of Harvard men over the four routes of America's founder in years past...
...Sherman was the last man to leave the flight deck and shortly thereafter he came to the fantail of the ship where some of us remained. We were then evacuating the last of the wounded from the hangar deck areas. None of us will ever forget the courageous and unselfish conduct of our shipmates in caring for the wounded, both on the ship and in the water. The quotation is misleading. When the last of us left the ship, the wounded had already been evacuated...
...CLEAR, CONCISE AND COMPLETE COMMENTS ON CANADA'S WAR EFFORTS . . . AND THAT TODAY'S ISSUE HAS DONE MUCH TO BUCK UP THE DROOPING MORALE ON THE D.O.C. HOME FRONT. THE D.O.C. IS INDEED MIGHTY PLEASED WITH TIME AND PROUD OF TIME'S ALL-OUT AID AND UNSELFISH EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY...
...people of the nation would never have belittled or cheapened your unselfish devotion to your country in such a fashion. They have thrilled at the things you have done and are doing. They have experienced the surge of spiritual fire that must burn deep in the heart of every man who serves his country as you have served...
...their unselfish action, the Faculty is saving the University an estimated $60,000. This money will be applied to the technical equipment needed in specialiezd courses. It will also steady greatly the tottering University budget. The men who are going to teach this summer will have to meet still further increases in individual teaching burdens. Survey courses like Gov I and History I, in fact, are facing the immediate future not knowing where their next section man is coming from nor when he will go away. But the Faculty realizes that the University can render an immeasurable service in this...