Word: youthful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...observing that all the students of yesteryear had to warm themselves with an ample supply of rum, the Governor warned against softness, although he expressed faith in the good judgment of modern youth. "We all must make sacrifices to preserve the future of our country," he said. "A student's hard work comes now, in college, when he is preparing to take on his later responsibilities...
Built on the principle that "the best training for democratic youth lies in the practice of democracy, fellowship, and hard work," the plan calls for the opening of a William James Camp in Sharon, Vermont, on the site of an abandoned C.C.C. camp. Named after the great American philosopher, the establishment would accommodate about 40 youths from all walks of life who would work on jobs selected by local citizens and supervised by local...
Birmingham is almost a T. C. I. creation. When General Sherman marched to the sea, Birmingham was part cornfield, part foul-smelling swamp. In the '70s some damyankee speculators swooped down, began exploiting the rich, freak coal, iron and limestone deposits. Called "The Magic City," Birmingham spent its youth in filth, poverty, lawlessness. At one time it was called The Murder Capital of the World. When control of T. C. I. switched to U. S. Steel in 1907, Birmingham began to grow up. Slowly, painfully, the town spread out, cleaned up. Bursting with faith in the city...
...Nazi educational methods have made unthinking machines of German youth, eliminating the possibility of an internal revolution without a total defeat," she added...
...education in Germany is directed toward the ultimate goal of war, to which all other teachings are subordinated. Destruction of the family, the growth of hatred and cruelty, and the physical and moral weakening of youth have been the price which the German people have paid for Fascism," said Miss Mann...