Word: scope
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...self-constituted committee of American publicists and educators which has devoted a year and a half to careful study of Mexican affairs has at length published a report recommending the establishment of an American college in Mexico, similar in scope and aim to Roberts College in Constantinople. It is generally agreed that the regeneration of Mexico awaits the appearance of trained and competent leaders. Such a college with a faculty of skilled and devoted American instructors and directed to the "training of future leaders in Mexico in a spirit of sacrifice and devotion to the best interests of the country...
...entire University is keenly interested in the daily development of the country's precarious situation, and is actively doing its share towards solving the problem of a national defence, the CRIMSON regards the publishing of current plans for the safeguarding of the Nation as timely and properly within the scope of a college newspaper. The scheme of army reorganization which follows is one suggested by certain military experts at Washington and should not be considered as put forward by the CRIMSON. It is hoped that a general discussion of this question and any others, which may follow will be held...
...believe, however, that Yale with other large universities should investigate conditions of wider scope. Experiments of general industrial problems would have more direct influence for universal preparedness, to say nothing of the actual betterment of peace conditions...
...generally admitted that the most nearly practical method of establishing and maintaining world peace in the present era would consist of the organization of a league to enforce peace-a league somewhat similar to the Holy Alliance of the 19th century, although it must be broader in scope and must not have its principles laid down by a Metternich. It is to be hoped that gradual disarmament would result from the continued life of this league, but it is obvious that the mere establishment of the system would by no means bring about immediate disarmament. Unappeased national distrust and jealousies...
...Navy Y. M. C. A. is an organization of national scope, maintaining adequate buildings adapted to its important work in the neighborhood of the larger navy yards in the country. Although the Third Division of the Atlantic Fleet has Boston for a home port, it is alone in being entirely insufficiently equipped in this respect. Over 10,000 different bluejackets and marines come here every year for a period varying from a few days to several months and in many respects the Boston Yard is the second in size in the United States. The present move on foot...