Word: aimed
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...objects of this course, is necessary for the engineer, since modern engineering requires him to appear before commissions, boards, and public bodies to present his material in non-technical form, and in a limited time. But in addition to the practical advantage of the training the aim is to give a liberal background to a specialized field which is ordinarily pursued in a narrow and technical...
Each speaker will be allowed five minutes, or more at the discretion of those present. The aim of the Forum is to determine the most logical choice of a candidate among the nationally prominent statesmen under consideration for the office of chief executive. For this reason a vote will be taken to decide the result of the discussion. Those who have to leave early may give their votes to the tellers who will be stationed at the door...
...planned to form a regiment of two battalions of eight companies each, to be trained as infantry. Infantry training, said Captain Cordier, is the basis of all other military work, and is useful in all arms of the service. The aim will be to train as many men as possible to become, with additional work, good company officers. The more complicated work necessary for higher officers will not be treated. The instruction will be divided into theoretical and practical work. It is hoped that experts in the various arms of the service will talk on their branches and several have...
...clubs, and the commons, appears to be unique among universities. The body is interested in fourteen sports and is kept alive and flourishing through the initiative of the undergraduates, who have their officers, their dues, their schedules, and prizes which demand a budget of more than $300 yearly. The aim of the association is the promotion of athletic competition among men who are not members of university teams. And the excellent results are seen in the figures compiled by Dr. Raycroft. The statistics are not loosely gathered, but are based upon a definite record of the individuals engaged as well...
...meeting of the Board of Advisers of the Scholarship Service Bureau of the Phi Beta Kappa yesterday afternoon, Walter Marshall Horton '17, of Arlington, and Francis Trow Spaulding '17, of Newtonville, were elected members. The aim of the Bureau is to advise men who come for assistance in matters pertaining to their studies...