Word: 61st
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Edwin McMaster Stanton '97, 1st sergeant in the 61st Inf., 5th Division, was killed in action, October 14, 1918, near the Bois de Rappe. He enlisted as a private in the regular infantry soon after war was declared, joining the 61st Regt. In a short time Stanton was warranted a corporal and then a sergeant. For service in the field he was recommended by his company and regimental officers for a commission. The orders of approval, though issued, failed to reach him before his death...
...University in April, 1917, for Fort Niagara where he was commissioned second lieutenant and assigned to the 22nd Regiment of the Regular Army at Fort Hamilton, N. Y. From there he went to Philadelphia where he and his men guarded the interned German officers and sailors. Detailed to the 61st Infantry at Camp Green, North Carolina, he went overseas on April...
...Harvard Advocate will hold its 61st candidates' meeting in the sanctum on the third floor of the Union on Wednesday, September 26, at seven o'clock. Professor Copeland will deliver a short address to the candidates and to those members of the board present, and both literary and business competitions will be discussed in outline. The competitions are primarily for members of the classes of 1920 and 1921, but Juniors are eligible. Refreshments will be served...
...Supreme Court, we find a Harvard graduate, Oliver Wendell Holmes '61. He was appointed in 1902. In the 61st Congress there are thirteen Harvard men: three of these are in the Senate. They are H. C. Lodge '71 of Massachusetts, J. Bourne ex-'77 of Oregon, and B. Penrose '81 of Pennsylvania. Of these, Mr. Lodge is perhaps the best known; he has served in the Senate since 1893 and has been on many important committees. Of the ten Harvard men in the House, the oldest is A. Douglas '74, and the most recent one is A. J. Peters...