Word: finished
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Lieutenant Douglas Campbell '17 holds the distinction of becoming the first ace whose training has been from start to finish conducted in American schools. Campbell, by downing his fifth opponent, has attained that honor and stands supreme among American flyers...
...crept up, and with the stroke considerably increased, Captain Emmet drove his crew ahead. Yale attempted to keep the pace but failed, and the University soon had clear water. From this point on the outcome of the race was never in doubt. Yale exerted every effort, but at the finish there was a length of clear water betwen the two shells...
...best we can. As we cannot give "instant and willing obedience to every order" automatically, every man must keep strictly on the job and give the closest attention all the time. We have the chance today to retrieve the good reputation of the corps and make a finish that will enable the observers, however critical, to say, "We were impressed...
...force if need boy from a wanton resort to arms. No one nation can do this, nor can it be done if the United States stands aloof. The time has come to take part in a League of Nations to maintain an enduring peace here and elsewhere. We must finish the work we have begun until the principle for which we fight stands victorious and unquestioned...
...late to see the combat exercise. His chief criticism of the corps, whose work in the field exercise was praised by Lieutenant Morize, was that in the close-order tactics the men showed a woeful lack of that "punch" needed to carry field work through to a successful finish under adverse conditions in real warfare...