Word: americans
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...success of these ventures led to a proposal, fostered by Mr. Robert Bacon, Sir William Osler, and others, that certain American universities send similar units to serve with the British, and Harvard contributed another Unit, under the command of Dr. Cabot, which, since 1915, was stationed at No. 22 General Hospital, Camiers, with...
...take the form of athletics. A minimum of three hours a week of theoretical instruction is required, including plane and solid geometry, place and spherical trigonometry, college algebra, use of slide rule, physics, (electricity, optics, statical and dynamic mechanics, physical laboratory work, theory of errors, and thermo-dynamics), American history, English, plane surveying, gunnery, and two hours per week of military instruction during the first two years. All these courses, except gunnery and the basic military course, will be taught by the regular academic staff, and, if practicable, even gunnery will be taught by the department of mathematics of physics...
...large portion, of the best, of the officers required by the American forces in the world war were obtained from students and graduates of our universities and colleges. A properly organized course of military training in the educational institutions would have increased very greatly the efficiency of the officers obtained from these institutions and would have decreased very materially the time required to fit them for service with troops...
...suspicions, but football scores of 41 to 0 against Yale prepared the world for the spectacle seen in a war in which Harvard men were honorably conspicuous long before America entered, and in which the Harvard roll of service eventually exceeded, if recollection is right, that of any other American university...
...resources in helping the country to win the war. Some of her most valiant sons have given their lives for our country. To a history already full of glorious deeds, Harvard has added new glory to its record. Harvard University has always stood for the defense of American can institutions, and is now continuing to maintain the standard set so many years ago in the early days of the Bay Colony. While hostilities have ceased, and we hope there will be no renewal of fighting, the cost to the government is still a heavy burden and required the assistance...