Word: began
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...quarterback, received a slight bruise on the knee but will be at practice again very soon. In preparing for the coming game with Virginia Polytechnic Institute next Friday, there are only two changes contemplated: C. Taft will probably be moved from centre to tackle and J. Callahan who began a month ago as centre but was forced to stop for a while on account of an injury, will take centre again. Not much is known of the Virginia Polytechnic team, but a rather easy game is expected...
...financial report of the Senior Class has been submitted by R. Baldwin '17, treasurer. To date there is a balance on hand of $626.18. This sum is somewhat smaller than that with which last year's Senior Class began the year for Treasurer F. P. Clement '16 reported a balance of $691.43. The following is the itemized statement: Receipts. Balance of October 1, 1915 $770.25 Class collections 384.50 From dinner committee 158.70 Interest on deposits 9.99 Total receipts $1,323.44 Expenditure Class smokers $317.60 Junior dinner committee 306.40 Junior dance committee 17.76 Student Council dues 18.00 Printing 15.00 Bill...
...start, but it is quite correct; this war has altered the meaning of words old as the language. It was a campaign for the possession of Combles; and this campaign was an incident of what? The battle of the Somme. What was a battle before this extraordinary war began? An incident in a campaign. What is a campaign now? An incident of a battle...
...When we first came to this region the French had barely began their preparations. There were no reserve trenches worthy of the name, practically no rail communications within 15 miles of the front, no guns or ammunition to speak of. Then there were unfolded before us the methods of a great army preparing for a great offensive. Five miles back of the lines there was made a wonderfully constructed set of reserve trenches, protected by far-reaching mazes of barbed wire. Still farther back was a repetition of this first reserve set, not so complete in detail, but still ready...
...That was the situation, everything practically ready for the 'big push' which began July 1, when we were given orders to go to Verdun, on June 23. There followed a three-day trip across France, stopping the first night in the outskirts of Paris, traveling through the beautiful and historic Marne valley, camping on the banks of the river the second night and then on to Bar-le-Duc, through town after town in complete ruins as a result of the first onrush of the Germans...