Word: exaction
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...forces at work beneath the surface to bring about an early peace. As it becomes clearer to all concerned that a military decision is not to be expected in the near future, peace tends to become more a political than a military question. The problem of offering a more exact statement of our war aims assumes new interest. The many long and weary months of war are bound to cause a shifting of emphasis from the immaterial ideal with which we entered the war to the material results of victory. We are more apt to stress the importance of winning...
...spite of savings of about $200,000 through smaller faculty salary lists, Yale this year will have a deficit of more than a quarter of a million dollars. The exact estimate of a loss of $258,866 does not include new gifts which may be made during the year, especially from the Alumni Fund...
...School, and a team from the Naval Reserves in Boston. For the 1921 team, meets are being planned with Andover, Providence Technical High School, Wakefield High School, and Worcester Academy. A meet with the Yale Freshman team is desired but whether or not it can be arranged is uncertain. Exact dates for these meets will not be decided upon for a few days at least. War conditions have made it impossible for the long-distance men to get into shape as early this year as formerly, and no meets can be held until the men are ready for them...
...interview with a CRIMSON reporter, Dr. Burtt stated that he could not divulge the exact nature of the experiments to be carried out, as he and his associates were doing Government work, which was to be kept secret. He added that the men engaged in making the experiments might be commissioned by the Government within a few months to devote all of their time to the work...
...records of the world, but a century will see the death of the oldest man who fought the wars. This year, and the strife which to us swallows up the year, will be but, a page of history, for the statistician and the biographer to prod into with an exact and impersonal finger...