Word: civility
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...enlist in the regular army now because the period of active service with the colors is too long, the pay is too small, and they are not given a training of any practical value when they return to civil life. The term of enlistment of the private soldier should be decreased from three years to one year, the length of time England has found necessary for training a private under modern conditions. The pay of the average enlisted man should be doubled so that he would receive at least thirty dollars a month. Although section twenty-seven of the present...
There is nothing so bad for a country as war and what follows it. We learned that lesson in the Civil War. The enemy got ahead of us there. Do not let us repeat the mistake...
...equally patriotic may have inspired the Harvard youth who have served in the German ranks; and if military fame were awarded solely on the basis of purity of ideals, there would be fewer monuments to greatness. But certainly Harvard's historic memorial to her sons who died in the Civil War was not erected on a foundation of partisan bitterness, and there is no reason why the college should show itself untrue to its traditions in its present tribute to student bravery...
...United States Civil Service Commission specifies that applicants must be examined in the state or territory in which they reside, and must have been domiciled there for at least one year previous to the date of the examination...
...Navy Y. M. C. A. houses do not compete with or overlap other charitable activities in behalf of sailors, for this work for men in the navy is of special character, differing entirely from that which is done for sailors in the merchant marine or for young men in civil life. It is a work organized exclusively for sailors and marines and in some cases soldiers in the United States service, and when it has adequate buildings and equipment at its disposal it provides an open door 24 hours in the day. In addition to beds, lockers, gymnasium, restaurant, classrooms...