Word: well
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...world-changing battles. In all truth it may be that which we might suppose would interest him the most will not stir him. He has seen so very much of war, so very much of soldiers, courageous, hardy, strong, that the sight of one more regiment, however gallant and well-trained it may be, could well cause small influence on him. What thought can he have of a thousand men? He has been in command of millions...
...Joffre, Marechal de France, that those thousand men, upreared in the spirit of liberty and proud in their strength, are worth more than a regiment of infantry. They would have stood well in the forefront of battle beside your bravest at the Marne...
...States, Mr. Joseph Leiter, to his honorary vice-president, Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, may strike some patriotic souls with a cold-water dash. Both of them are Harvard men, neither one typical, for Harvard has no type. Mr. Leiter wields a great deal of financial power. Mr. Roosevelt, as is well known, wields a great deal of political power. And finances and politics are important influences in our American life, even in time of war. It is pitiable that two such leaders should fall at outs and air their repartee through the cold medium of the press...
...French officers in charge of the instruction of the University Training Corps commented yesterday upon the rapid strides that have been made in the drilling of the Unit since the beginning of intensive training. Not only are the regular companies displaying much better formations, but the provisional companies as well are being put into shape...
...problem. Obsolete restrictive legislation must be repealed and friendly laws substituted; the accomplishment of this will come only from an enlightened public opinion. It is in the formation of this opinion that College men can perform a valuable and truly patriotic service because our centres of learning must be well-springs of correct opinion...