Word: actions
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...superseded by the regular insignia when peace comes and the University resumes its natural course. Whether the change should be to decrease the size of the letter or modify it in some other way is not so important at the moment as the need of some definite action. The award of the full "H" is not without its advocates, but, all circumstances considered, the wiser course is to grant a war letter...
...Before doing away with Class Day in the Stadium we must consider what it means in the lives of those who remain as well as what it means in the conservation of the nation's energy and resources. Moderation is the keynote of all successful human action. In the accomplishment of economy it is no exception. Traditions which are now broken will perhaps never again come into being. Let us think well before Class Day in the Stadium becomes a thing of the past...
...made yesterday be the College Office that the Ensign School of the First Naval District will take over half of Matthews Hall for its summer session which begins on June 18, in order to allow for the increased size of the school, which will then train 300 men. Action to enlarge the school has been contemplated for some time by Lieutenant-Commander Charles B. Lundy, the Commandant. A number of new instructors have been arranged for and adequate classroom space will be provided...
...issue can be prevented by levying the financial cost solely on present society. Moreover, taxation means a distribution of the burden according to ability to pay. It is as democratic as the conscription of an army; it will bring in exactly the desired amount; and it is certain in action. Conscription of wealth is in many respects ideal...
...testimony they brought from their many institutions was to the effect that experience has already established the positive value of war-time reunons of alumni. The colleges of the country have conspicuously shown themselves to be centres of the strongest influence relating to the war. The feeling and action they have inpired in their active members, teachers and taught, is a contagious spirit. A more intimate knowledge of its workings is a stimulus of high potency for its former members, who in their turn may bring to it from their diverse pursuits a quickening influence of their own. The Alumni...