Word: admittedly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...century ago Germany's women melted their wedding rings for gold to defend their native land. Germany will do the like again, before she will admit bitter defeat. Should it be said, either now scornfully by our enemy who sacrifices his all, or by victory which without distortion records the great and the little in national deeds, that we failed, for all our wealth and all our pride, to equal in one decima that which Germany does? That in itself, irrespective of the outcome of the conflict of arms, would be defeat...
...neighbors and himself the defending army. At the call of the tocsin from every home would emerge the embattled citizens, and foreign soldiers would melt before their aroused wrath like the milky way before the sun. For the sake of truth, which is always a prosaic busybody, we must admit that occasionally the embattled citizens failed to defend their castles with the utmost skill, and the foreign soldiery refused to melt at the psychological moment. However, excepting such minor failures, a like scheme of war was a locally tremendously successful campaign...
...case of rain, the exercises will be held in Sanders Theatre, and different tickets will be needed, as Stadium tickets will not admit to the theatre. Owing to the small size of Sanders Theatre, a limited number of tickets only will be available. These tickets are to be reserved entirely for the families of candidates for degrees, and no seats will be assigned to officers of instruction and government, or to the alumni, as by this method only will it be possible to provide each candidate for a degree with at least one seat. These rain tickets will be distributed...
...mistake of such an opinion in their work of osculation and keeping certain men guessing. Surely such things rank high among feminine arts. And when the Dolly Sisters dance, the last word has been said in Terpsichorean accomplishments. "Oh, how they dance." Yes, the old and rheumatic must admit that a trip to Ye Wilbur is now worth while...
...Massachusetts School for Naval Air Service is to establish instruction camps in order to give students sufficient training to admit them to the Flying Reserve. An aviation school will be opened at Squantum this summer to provide just such training. Admission is open to those between 18 and 24 years of age who can pass a rigorous physical examination. After finishing the work at Squantum, the men will take a course at Pensacola, Fla., before being enrolled as officers in the Reserve Flying Corps...