Word: americans
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...believe that a splendid educational system will be part of the American army in years to come and that every man who enters the army will find himself better prepared for the activities of civilian life as a result of his service," said A. J. Ficks, of Louisville, Ky., at the Ebbitt...
...305th Field Artillery, whose promotion to major was recently announced, has also been cited for bravery by Major General Alexander. On September 6, 1918, while reconnoitering a forward position for his battery near Serval, Captain Storer, in company with Lieutenant Dellatre of the French Mission, passed outside of the American lines and carried on his reconnaissance until stopped by fire from German snipers that wounded Lieutenant Dellatre. Although under carefully directed fire and in grave danger, he attended the French lieutenant and remained with him for four hours until under cover of darkness he was able to help...
...furnish this that the Artillery Unit at the University has been formed. Those who have had no military training would do well to consider the advantages of this course. No American citizen will wish to suffer the humiliation of being, for the second time, willing but unprepared...
...annual trials for the Boylston Prizes for Elocution held last week, A. A. Rouner '20, and F. C. Packard '20, were awarded the two first prizes of $30 each. Their addresses dealt respectively with the "American Standard," taken from a speech of Booker T. Washington '96, and a poem by Alfred Noyes, "The Highwayman." Three second prizes of $20 each were also awarded as follows: R. E. Eckstein '20, "Joan of Arc," by Quincy; V. A. Kramer '18 ocC., extracts from a speech of President Wilson on the League of Nations; E. B. Schwults '19, "The Monroe Doctrine." The judges...
...growing spirit of independence caused these laws to be abolished. From then on, it was a custom for Seniors to appear at Class Day and Commencement in evening dress and silk hats. The Class of 1893 finally voted to wear the standardized caps and gowns recently adopted in an American university conference, thus Perpetuating on old English tradition...