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...mission was formed in 1904 to "arouse, maintain, and increase among undergraduates and alumni an intelligent interest and participation in the work of foreign missions. To this end, to secure men for positions in other countries and so far as possible to provide for their support from Harvard undergraduates, and as opportunity shall arise, to take such measures as are possible to localize and accentuate this interest." Before the war, the mission took a very active part in this work, and found many opportunities abroad for members of the University, but since 1917 it has been practically impossible to maintain...
...during the war. Then there is Col. Richard K. Hale '02, now Chief of Staff of the Yankee Division, who, during the war, was on the General Staff of the A. E. F. as Assistant Chief of Staff of the Second Corps that fought with the British in Flanders. Among some of the others are Col. R. F. Goodwin, who commanded the 101st Field Artillery throughout the war, Major Wendt, Adjutant of the Brigade Artillery in the Division, and Major Carrol J. Swan '01, who as Captain of a Company in the 101st Engineers, the old First Corps Cadets...
...course I was not so well acquainted with the junior officers in the Division, but there were many Harvard men among them especially in the 101st Engineers, the old First Corps Cadets, and in the 101st and 102nd Field Artillery, having been transferred from the old Battery A. They were not less spirited than their senior officers. A good example is Captain H. Frothingham, commander of Co. F, 104th Infantry. An old football player, he used to go into battle as if he were going into a Yale game. For gallant conduct while under fire, he was promoted...
...units in all branches of the service; and on the other hand, all colleges cannot seize upon the same branch of service to the exclusion of fancied less desirable ones. Heterogeneous action of this sort would inevitably result in a bad proportionment of trained officers among the various divisions of military service...
...weeks later the three months' Intercollegiate Seaplane Tournament will begin. Races will be held every Saturday between the entries of the various colleges, each institution being allowed three entries. Many members of the University have been prominent in aviation during the war, and among the men who might be chosen to represent the University at the meets are the following: D. Campbell '17, D. Gregg '18, J. Lavalle '18, W. W. McCleod '19, C. D. Murray '19, T. G. Ames '20, G. Crompton '20, C. R. Steedman '20, and T. Hitchcock...