Word: moment
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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When as officers the students of the Corps get out on the battle line, what opinion their instructor had of their aptitude or cleverness will be of small moment. The thing that will matter then is whether they can solve quickly and soundly "small problems for infantry," and great ones when the need shall come...
...Sanitary surveillance of food preparation and service is of great importance. In many wars more men have died of contagious disease than of wounds. Many battles on the other hand, have been lost by a failure of the supply of ammunition--not ultimate supply but supply at the crucial moment. One function of the supply officer is to provide required ammunition without overloading men and wagons...
...University many Seniors have not yet decided where to hold their spreads and others do not intend to spread this year. For this reason the 1917 Class Day Committee has made arrangements with the Phillips Brooks House and the Union to accommodate all those who at the last moment desire to entertain their guests. The committee highly recommends that spreads be held as usual and that applications be made at an early date. 1917 CLASS DAY COMMITTEE...
...nation rests. When the war first struck England, our college men, many of whom were already officers in the army, were immediately put into action. They were among the first sent to France. To them belongs the honor of breaking the rush of the enemy. It was a critical moment and they responded nobly. Many were killed, but a greater thing than life--freedom--was saved...
...sorrow over the loss of those who so freely died. Nothing in life may compensate to them for the broken bonds, the shattered family ties, the lost hopes of a more joyous future when this dark war should end. The tragedy of the martyr is condensed in one brief moment of sacrifice: the tragedy of the mourner is ceaseless...