Word: aloft
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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There is a duty and high privilege of those who cannot serve in uniform. It is to hold aloft the old standards and keep alive all the valuable traditions and student institutions of the College. Then, when the Great War is over, Harvard with undiminished attractions will be ready to receive and hold its future students...
...heads held high. Cheer upon cheer greeted the old soldiers, the women joining their voices, waving their hand-kerchiefs and giving the veterans the "Chatauqua salute." From start to finish of the parade, indeed, the battalion was in perfect step and alignment, and the proud standards were borne aloft without a hitch by three stalwart Grand Army...
...perpetuity of the fighting spirit of the American people, and a token and promise of glorious days to come, when the young soldiers now in France, themselves looking back upon fifty years of honorable citizenship, their days lengthened in the light of their country's gratitude, will bear aloft on our Boston streets the same untiring standard of liberty. --Boston Transcript...
...trump card, in running back punts, in side stepping and dodging Yale tackles in a broken field, Pollard gave a peerless performance. His head line exhibition brought the crowd of 25,000 spectators up with a roar in the opening minutes of the final period. Catching a punt hoisted aloft to midfield by the toe of Harry Legore, Pollard dexterously threw off the Yale ends, started towards the right, drawing the entire pack of Yale tacklers in the direction, and then using a puzzling side step, switched to the left where he outstripped every Yale pursuer in a desperate sprint...
...most exclusive clubbing centres the party will be trolleyed to the inadequate docking facilities of Boston. Here a floating palace, loaned by a prominent member of the Binnacle Club (who wishes his name withheld) will be awaiting the Happy Picnickers. Boston abaft, the Picnic. Committee will go aloft to explain from a convenient half-hitch in the rat-lines why the Picnic is not to be held conjointly with the Seniors of the Emerson School of Oratory at Fresh Pond, as the Monthly advocates...