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...interview with a CRIMSON reporter yesterday, Dr. R. S. Tucker '11, instructor of Economics in the University of Michigan, who is here on a vacation, told of Michigan's preparation for war. About two weeks ago a vote was taken as to whether there should be compulsory training for all students or only for Freshmen and Sophomores, and resulted overwhelmingly in favor of the former, 3,600 to 600. Despite this fact that Regents refused to authorize compulsory training. Up to a month ago there were only 100 men drilling, but now there are over 1,200. The drilling, however...
...number of changes in courses have been made since the appearance of the provisional announcement two months ago. In the department of the Classics Professor Gulick will give Greek 8, while Mr. J. A. K. Thomson will take his place in giving Greek 7. Mr. Thomson will also give Greek 6, in place of Professor Post, who will take one of the sections in Latin B. Professor E. K. Rand will give Latin 3. Mr. Thomson will also take the place of Professor Rand in Latin 7 and of Professor Gulick in Classical Philosophy 27, which will be made...
...been decided by the officers of the Senior Class to postpone until after vacation the class picture which was to have been taken on the steps of Widener today at 1 o'clock. One picture of 1917 was taken a week ago last Monday, as it was thought necessary to take the photographs before many men left for military service. Today's picture was postponed when it was found that all members of 1917 have not secured their costumes...
...have entered into the great world-war. Behind must now lie that life of cultural progress which seemed to us only a few months ago our highest goal. It is to be expected that many men will be sent across the seas to fight with the allied nations upon the fields of France. No one should narrowly feel that he is fighting the battles of an alien people...
Three months ago, Secretary Baker of the War Department declared that there were "plenty of arms for a force of 1,000,000 men," but General Crozier, chief of ordnance, has estimated that by June 30 we will have probably only 850,000 rifles and it will undoubtedly be necessary to make changes in existing private plants making rifles for the Allies, as no two European rifles are the same, and all are different from the American rifle. Moreover, it is probable that these plants could not be in working order inside of a year. For the army planned...