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...quite fair to put all the blame on the college? Is the existence of such a state of affairs more than a reflection of the general attitude of the American people? If the undergraduate prefers billiards to books, and bridge to essays, it is hardly fair to load upon the universities blame which falls more justly upon the homes and schools. Some visitors have marvelled at the colleges' ability to awaken any spirit of scholarship in the stolid and uninterested material dumped upon them yearly. The patient camels scarcely deserve this last straw, an accusation of fomenting the very conditions...
...Airplanes cannot reach distant oversea areas under their own power with any effective military load, and therefore cannot operate there offensively or defensively until supplied with weapons and fuel...
...busy themselves arranging shoulder pads on which to bear the weight of the Chain (about seven pounds for each shoulder). In the afternoon, guests assemble before the stage of the Vassar outdoor theatre; an orchestra of strings and woodwinds strikes up a martial air; the chain-bearers lift their load, oftentimes sneezing because of the dusty pollen of the daisies. Slowly they circle the stage where the Seniors stand, march up a hill, split their column into two lines through which the Seniors, who have followed, pass...
...Dodge began his work at Beirut as University Y. M. C. A. secretary. During the World War he carried the double load of school duties and relief work among the refugees and war victims. In the latter he promulgated the idea of giving the Syrians work to do, such as roadmaking, sewing, and weaving, at the same time that relief was administered. Mr. Dodge's intimate labors in this activity made him highly popular in Asia Minor...
...brought back a bit of romantic spice and flavor in a recital of the most thrilling experiences of his life in this week's "Collier". There is a story of a balky uncle with a load of dynamite on his back and explosive bullets zipping all around; another of a colony of lepers threatening to break past his guard and infect a whole city with their dread disease. Amazing recitations they are, truly, but the French peasant ploughing up an unexploded shell probably gets the same thrill in his own back yard...