Word: gentlemen
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...other hand, to the adherents of the "captain supreme" idea, I can do no more than point out a few facts. In years when Harvard crews have been coached by forceful, intelligent and level-headed gentlemen, Harvard captains, many of them of the so-called great ones, have not hesitated to yield the selection...
...interesting to watch the evolution of the native student. It is hard indeed to recognize in the polished young gentlemen who receive their diplomas the raw untutored boys from the back country village...
...ladies will lunch with Mrs. Lowell, while the President and Fellows of the University will give a luncheon to the gentlemen of the party at the Union, in order that they may meet the members of the Faculty...
...Those gentlemen who oppose the movement for a battalion on the ground that it will be of "no great military value" suggest that Harvard students enlist in the militia. Undoubtedly this is a significant suggestion, but it cannot be executed with any degree of appreciation, for students do not find it convenient to enlist in the militia. When we consider the large number of students that have responded to the call for voluntary military training within a period of three days, we cannot but conclude that the formation of a Harvard Battalion presents a convenience far greater than does...
...purpose of the gentlemen who are now learning the art of aviation is primarily military preparedness. According to figures given by the National Security League, the number of aeroplanes owned in the United States is about 20, of which not more than one-half are at present in condition. I was told by one of the aviators in the United States Navy that the aviators often sit around for days without opportunity to go into the air, while repairs are being made. On the other hand, at the outbreak of the present world war, France had 1500 aeroplanes, most...