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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Hemenway Gymnasium, and the finals in the Union Friday at 8 o'clock. An innovation has been hit upon this year in having the championships of both these sports held in the Union on the same evening, and the matches will have added interest this year on that account...
...wrestling the events will be open to all members of the University, and the H. A. A. will give medals to the men in the finals of each class. On account of the short notice given (of the wrestling championships) the contestants will be allowed six pounds overweight in the preliminary matches, but in the finals only the regular four pounds overweight will be allowed. Entries may also be made until 4 o'clock tomorrow, when the preliminaries will be held in the wrestling room of the Gymnasium, but strength tests must be taken before that time. All the members...
...official cablegram has been received by Herbert H. White '93, manager of the Harvard Surgical Unit and the British Military Hospital Contingent, stating that the steamship Andania, carrying the University contingent under the direction of Dr. Hugh Cabot '94, has arrived safely in England. On account of the strictness of the British War Office the port of landing was not announced, but the cablegram stated that all the members of the party arrived safely, and were proceeding to London. The members of the unit, which is composed of graduates of the Medical School, will go directly from London...
Armed neutrality certainly has its drawbacks and dangers; notably that of leading us perilously near to the brink of war. However, even though we go as far as arming our ships and convoying them, sinking submarines on sight: even though Germany declares war, we should on no account declare war on our part. It is the rights of neutrals to traverse the high seas in time of war that we wish to establish. If we stop at armed neutrality the issue is always clear. The warfare which might ensue would be of a purely defensive sort, and at the same...
...department of the Naval Reserve has come into existence recently on account of the increased value and activity of the submarine in modern naval warfare. Beginning with the efforts of a number of individuals who built a fast type of small cruiser for the destruction of submarines, the movement has been received most favorably and finally the Government has authorized the organizing of patrol boat squadrons along the Atlantic coast. A course is now being given at the Charlestown Navy Yard as a part of the instruction for admittance into the Naval Reserve to enable...