Word: americans
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...call the attention of all Harvard men to the needs of the American Ambulance Field Service in France. More than 100 Harvard men have served already; more than 20 of them have served so fortunately as to have been decorated with the Croix de Guerre. Few, however, can afford to give more time to this work than the minimum of six months required. So there is a constant need for recruits. Whoever is willing to consider enlistment should apply for full information to the Harvard Committee of American Ambulance Field Service, Grays 17, Cambridge. BARRETT WENDELL...
President Lowell closes his report with the significant statement that by raising the tuition, Harvard has drawn on her last source of supply. If she is to maintain her present position among American universities and attract men who can adequately fill the chairs of the great professors whom she has lost by death or resignation during the present year, more funds must be forthcoming. The $10,000,000 endowment fund is the best answer which Harvard's graduates can give to this plea...
Word was received yesterday from J. P. Brown '14 that the West's awake. He has been speaking at several Middle Western universities in an effort to enlist college men for the American Ambulance Field Service. Fifteen men have volunteered at the University of Wisconsin, 22 at Chicago, and 20 at Western Reserve. Many more recruits are expected. Recruiting offices have been established at all of these universities...
...Chauvenet '18, of Boston, will sail on the steamship Chicago from New York today for France to serve in the American Ambulance Field Service on the western front. Chauvenet was a member of the fencing team last winter...
...Arts and Sciences. The figures for 1915-16 were based on the registration for June of 1916, which was considerably larger than those of a year ago. In December, 1915, the enrolment of the school was 598 which has been increased to 605 this year, and the number of American colleges represented has risen from 156 to 161. The following table show the corrected figures, based on the present enrolment and that of December, 1915: 1915- 1916- 1916 1917 Total enrolment, 598 605 No. colleges, 156 161 Travelling fellowships 14 17 Entered from Harvard...