Word: combativeness
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...nothing is more certain than that a proper knowledge of mass psychology is the most important part of what Mr. Allport calls "the rhythm of the army cadence," at least in its early developments. The whole point of his article is that "man is made by nature for individual combat, not for drill or fighting en masse." Consequently he must be mechanically trained for soldiership, so that in the hour of actual test, his mind may be made free to wage "an intelligent warfare." Aside from statements like the following: "It is impossible to cultivate a soldierly posture without feeling...
...week will drill every day until Inspection Day. This day is annually set aside for the inspection of the corps by officers of the Regular Army. As a result of the work shown on this day, both at attention in ranks and in extended order on the field of combat, the Cadet Corps is ranked in the records of the Government. The work of the corps has for the last three years earned for the university the title of "Distinguished Institution...
...challenging bugle of equality again sounds its perennial note, and the sparse but brave defenders of democracy rally to combat the aristocratic hordes...
Harvard is not democratic. It has not been for generations, and does not bid to change for generations yet to come. What is more, it makes no pretenses at democracy. The Freshman Dormitories, designed to combat the rampant spirit of caste, has done no small amount of good, but they have failed to establish any democracy--within even a single class. Harvard alumni winced at the publication of Mr. Flandrau's book, "Harvard Episodes," but they knew is substance to be true...
This evening the wrestling team ventures into new fields. It visits the home of Grand Opera en masse, not to witness the amorous advances of Carmen and Don Jose, nor the combat of Siegfried and the Dragon, but to admire the calisthenic achievements of Professor Anderson in the manly art of catch-as-catch-can. This expedition augurs well for the whole future of wrestling. It marks a new rapprochement between the professional and the academic sides of the sport. Hereafter these descendents of the gladiators need no longer confine themselves to contests of their own confreres. The bars...