Word: vitale
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...outstanding issue of the campaign, the one vital problem which our next President will have to face, seems to me to be the question of the relations between the American people and the people of other lands. The people, I say; not the governments. In this great conflict, it is the people, not the rulers, who occupy the first place in our thoughts, and at the end, the people, even the women (God be praised!), will have to be considered. What ought our position to be? The situation is absolutely new in history. The problems that we shall face...
...executed, and should be able to show his men how it should be executed; he can only do this after being properly instructed himself. Therefore I say that a good part of the allotted time should be devoted to practical instruction. I mean drill. All-other reason and a vital one is, that an officer should be capable of estimating intelligently the physical capabilities of his men. If he has stood in the ranks himself at a constrained position until nearly overcome, he will remember it when instructing, others; if he has ever been required to march several hours without...
...clearly understood that we neither desire nor expect to vote for senators or members of the House of Representatives; they are the representatives of the people of Massachusetts. But the privilege of voting for the president is a thing so vital to all of us who are devoted to the higher interest of the nation and eager to play an honorable part in the great experiment of democratic government upon this continent that it appears more than probable that, with sufficient energy and able leadership, the legislature of Massachusetts will be prevailed upon to act favorably on a petition...
...queer brown, green and black futurist style to avoid detection. Even white horses had to succumb to the brush of this futurist artist. Aeroplane hangars went up with astounding rapidity and French machines multiplied just as rapidly. The French control of the air during the last and vital month of preparation was one of the outstanding features of the whole thing. French planes hovered over the supply trains and bases, French planes swept across the lines into the enemy's territory, but not one German plane was visible during the month of June. It was due to their airmen that...
...short anonymous article, "From a Graduate's Window," is discussion of the newer tone in college pedagogy, the development of men instead of more highly specialized branches of knowledge. The writer's clearness and logical use of the high authorities he quotes make the article vital and progressive...