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Whether the late war is really to be the last, as many of us hope, or whether there are certain inevitable causes of war existing in human society and inseparable from it, we do not know. What we, as college men, should give most concern to is, that war is a most irrational and barbarous method of settling disputes between states, and that we, as citizens in embryo of the greatest democracy of the world, should by striving for better government and better men to run that government, make possible the realization of the ultimate purpose for which this league...
...British were able to place their mines, but ahead of the maps made by this commission, so that the mines drifted exactly where they were expected to. He spoke of the value of the classics, and said that although they were too much neglected now, the war would bring us to a fuller realization of the worth, not so much of the languages, as of the contents...
This profession is rapidly rising to a recognized position. As a nation we have been taught the lesson of preparedness. We must now put into practice the arts which prepare us against dissanitation. The profession has recently made notable gains. In 1917 the Sanitary Corps of the United States army was established as a branch of the Medical Department co-ordinate with the Medical Corps; and recently, by Congressional action, a sanitary reserve of the United States Public Health Service has been created. This act, known as Senate Joint Resolution 63, was approved by the President October 27, 1918. Under...
...over! Now for a just peace! And after that let each one of us, with a new vision of liberty and with a new determination to lift our nation above a condition of mediocrity, settle down to his chosen work in order that he may contribute his best efforts to the new era. Unless we all do this there will be no new era. The new democracy should be an individualistic democracy. Individuals must therefore develop themselves. Supervised study does not produce students and to much government does not produce free citizens. Those who look back with regret that they...
...news from Europe causes us to rejoice. But at the same time it makes us thoughtful. We feel the seriousness of the coming months. We know that the good of the nation will demand even greater moral and mental strength than was demanded by the war. To keep the world safe, to substitute better ideals for those that are outworn, to protect the weak, to direct the powerful, to build social machinery that will serve all classes and all nations without injustices--here are some of the tasks confronting us. Boston Traveler...