Word: americans
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...preparing for France. Another group, far greater in number, includes undergraduates whom the seriousness of the times encourages to strive for College distinction with greater eagerness. In addition to both these, another class exists, uninfluenced and unaffected. As the nation throws more energy into the conflict, and as every American becomes more involved in the fortunes of our arms, the average student must perceive a change in his attitude. The University will be made up to a greater extent of men who realize that they are enjoying both a privilege and a duty by continuing their education. That the basis...
Word has been received of the death of Lieutenant William Halsell Cheney '20, a member of the American Aviation Corps serving in France. A cablegram sent by General Pershing announces that the death was due to a collision of airplanes last Sunday over an aviation school maintained by the American Government behind the lines. Lieutenant Cheney was 21 years of age, and previous to his enlisting in the national service lived in Peterboro, N. H. In the same accident two other men were killed, Lieutenant Oliver P. Sherwood of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Private George A. Beach of Fort Collins...
...recent leaves of absence granted to members of the New Haven teaching staff to engage in Government service. The tariff commission has called Dr. Bidwell as it called Professor Taussig of the University; a British committee of information has asked for the services of Professor Canby, who will represent American interests in the work to be performed; the City War Bureau has summoned Professor Tracy; and Dr. Garver will soon embark for France, where he will act as interpreter with the American Expeditionary Force. Other resignations were also accepted by the Yale Corporation...
...Porter, executive secretary of the international committee of the Y. M. C. A., will give the second of the series of Sunday morning talks before a meeting of the Christian Association in Phillips Brooks House tomorrow morning at 9.45. The subject of this talk will be "The North American Christian Students Mobilizing for Democracy." His address will be given in connection with a conference of student Christian Association leaders which will be held in Phillips Brooks House today and tomorrow...
Among the men who sailed are Charles David Kepner '17, of Newtonville, a former educational secretary at Camp Greene, exempted from service because of his eyes; and A. A. Boyden 98, of New York City, associated for a while with McClure's Magazine, and managing editor of the American Magazine since...