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Hitherto unpublished facts concerning the life of Lieutenant-Colonel James A. Shannon, former commandant of the University R. O. T. C., who was killed in action October 8, 1918, have recently been received by the CRIMSON. When the American forces began the great drive against the Germans in the Argonne region on September 26, Colonel Shannon obtained permission to leave an important post in the Personnel Bureau and go to the front. During the terrific fighting trained officers were in demand, and he was given command of a certain infantry regiment in the absence of its colonel. For his efficient...
...will lecture in English on "The Part of France in the Revival of Ancient Greek Art" in the Fogg Art Museum this afternoon at 4.30. Professor Reinach is a member of a mission of the foremost French scholars recently arrived in this country in response to the requests of American universities to interpret to them the dominant elements of French culture. The lecture today will be open to the public...
...Marburg has been actively associated with many international and political societies and clubs, and in 1911 was a member of the American Peace Congress. From 1911 to 1912 he was the United States Minister to Belgium...
...Science and Tactics, appointed by the Board of Overseers, held its first meeting of the year at the Harvard Club yesterday noon. There were present: Langdon Marvin' '98, chairman; Major-General Leonard Wood, M.D. '84; Colonel Arthur Woods '92, Aviation Section Signal Corps; Eliot Wadsworth '98, Acting Chairman of American Red Cross; President S. N. Hollis, of Worcester Polytechnic School, Hon. '99; President H. S. Dunber, of Lehigh University; Col. G. Clark '03; General S. D. Parker '91; as guest: Col. H. L. Stimson L. '91 and Professor J. Warren...
...first University Medical Unit, pioneer of American organizations to take part in the war, started from Liverpool for home yesterday after a period of service covering nearly three years with the British Armies in France. The Unit is headed by Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Cabot '94 and is composed almost entirely of doctors and nurses from Greater Boston. Their enlisted personnel was assigned from the British forces when the Unit arrived overseas in May, 1915. The Unit established Base Hospital No. 22 at Camler, France, where the members experienced two air raids from German combing planes which, on one occasion, crocked...