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...Recognizing applied methods as correct, the consultation finds that the illness, judging by the course of treatment and the results of the examination, belongs to a category where complete restoration of health is possible...
Colonel Amery's statement is correct. But he did not point out that, although Great Britain has one new capital ship and the United States has three, only one of these (the Maryland] is in commission; that of America's eight 30,000-ton ships, all but one (again the Maryland) are outranged by Great Britain's five "Queen Elizabeth's" and five "Royal Sovereigns"; that America's superiority in personnel would be transferred to Great Britain if 20,000 marines were not added to our total; that it is possible for the British...
...street which runs parallel to Washington and crosses Boylston at the Common, first prize goes for the correct pronunciation of its name. Is it Tremont, Tremont, Tremont, or Tremont...
...course when they are going to be lawyers, or a literary course when they are going to be scientists, have always had the answer that "it broadens them". Dr. Eliot's remarks now suggest another answer: it gives them a chance to make sure that their first choice is correct, and that they have chosen work in which they can find continued joy. Dilettantism in the college, a tendency to try a little of everything, is much condemned; but, in one respect, there is still a word to be heard in its favor...
...events, it has long served as the sovereign remedy for all personal "humours", biasses, and quirks of character. From time immemorial boys have used this method in bringing their "queer" companions up to normal. To them the customary has meant perfection, the conventional has been their idea of the correct. Unfortunately this view and the habit of trying to force everyone to "do what the crowd does", has been the means of crushing many an extraordinary personality when it was in the formative stage. Shelley's classmates did their best to force his queerness into the average path, but fortunately...