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...little of the nation--of all nations--are of perfect sincerity, and sometimes of a degree of emotion that almost chokes their utterance, but all are inadequate, all seem commonplace in the light of his own greatness, which has not died with him, which cannot fade from the earth, and which will, with time, inspire our orators and our poets to their highest flights...
...very Happy New Year; a year of peace and prosperity, of happiness and contentment. Long have we waited for the day when the booming of guns should no longer be heard. Now we have hopes that the destructive forces of war shall never again be employed on this earth. The coming of peace means the awakening of every ambition which has been lying dormant in every breast...
...lantern slides, diagrams, and numerous specimens on the lecturer's table. The subject deals with the chemical and mechanical wear and waste of the land, the actions of rivers, waves, glaciers, and wind, the origin and formation of mountains, plateaus, and valleys, the origin, actions, and effects of earth-quakes and volcanoes...
...step in the Kaiser's attempt to influence public opinion here by implanting his peculiar kultur in the breasts and minds of impressionable youth. We are beginning to understand also that in the future we shall be bound more closely than ever before to the civilized nations of the earth, and that it will be wise to impart to the young knowledge of the history, customs, and ideas of peoples other than their own. Returning soldiers will perhaps render efficient aid in this branch of study...
...according to dispatches just received from France, on Monday shot down an enemy two-seated airplane inside the American lines northwest of Toul. Six German and three American planes participated in the encounter. After a running fight from an altitude of 500 meters to within 200 meters of the earth, Sewall finally brought down a Hun airman in an open field...