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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Herbert A. Janzlik '20, of Trenton, New Jersey, died last Saturday night at the Stillman Infirmary. The following day Walter W. Jacobs, a special student in English 12, died at the Cambridge Hospital after a week's illness. Mr. Jacobs was 28 years old and attended Syracuse two years ago. He leaves a wife and a six a months old child, who live in Cambridge...
This spirit was repeated by Chancellor Shipley, who in the absence of Sir Henry Jones, of the University of Glasgow, again took the floor. He also dwelt on the value of the pure sciences, such as mathematics. To illustrate this he said that seven years ago he was on a commission to chart the currents at the bottom of the North Sea, an assignment apparently impractical. But in the war the British were able to place their mines, but ahead of the maps made by this commission, so that the mines drifted exactly where they were expected to. He spoke...
...time for inflexible military discipline in the University is past. A few weeks ago the Nation needed military leaders, then every factor which was instrumental in producing capable officers was desirable,--hence, the teaching of military discipline by a strict observance of it was clearly necessary. Now the Nation needs civilian leaders, and every factor which hampers their preparation to fulfill this need is undesirable and represents a lack of foresight on the part of those in command...
Boston College has also been hard at work for the game. A short time ago the Boston College team was the victor in a 13-0 contest with the strong Camp Devens representatives. Since then the team has been crippled by the departure of six of their regulars for O. T. C. camps. However, due to the Government's announcement that men in O. T. C. camps will be released at once, it is expected that these men will be back at Boston College in time to be in the line-up tomorrow...
Captain E. J. Daly, tackle, will be in the University lineup, leading the team, and B. Hunneman, fullback, who injured his knee a short time ago, has recovered sufficiently to permit him to start the game at his favorite post...