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...Service de Sante de la Division. The service for which they were each given the Croix de Guerre may be learned from the following document which each received from the French Government: "Pendant quinze jours, assure nuit et jour, sur une route de montagne difficile, et constamment battue par les projectiles ennemis, Pevacuation de nombreux blesses, avec un zele et un devouement dignes de tous les eloges...
...ministry is its stability as a continuing function of society. It rests back upon fundamental and essentially unchanging elements of human experience; it has the immense initial advantage of springing from, and appealing to, one of the central instincts of the human race. For the minister is par excellence the religious leader of the community and religion is one of the most serious, the most permanent and inclusive interests of human beings. The sex hunger, the desire for food and clothing the passion to understand ourselves and the universe in which we live--these are the chief motor impulses...
...curriculum of the school somewhat arbitrarily forced upon the student, and not of direct value commensurate with the things needed in professional life. It is well-nigh impossible, for example, to persuade a student of law, medicine, or engineering that literature is for him a serious matter, on a par with his technical work. General subjects are, therefore, likely to be neglected or treated lightly when studied in a school primarily professional. When, on the other hand, professional courses are introduced into a college curriculum, they are apt to suffer, not, indeed, as compared with the general subjects...
Pitching Staffs on a Par...
...Mahan, each the mainstays of their respective pitching staffs have been about on a par of the mound, but Mahan is the stronger hitter. Underwood and Whitney are second string twirlers of whom it is difficult to make a comparison, although the latter has had the benefit of greater experience. Behind the plate will be found two catchers of marked ability. Both Hunter and Harte are men who have made creditable records; Hunter has the better throwing arm while Harte has the better reputation at the bat. In general, the University probably has a slight edge on the battery...