Word: begun
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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When the war first came upon us, many men with excess of zeal forwent all forms of pleasure, in a burst of ascetic fervor sacrificing all their thought to the war. After the lapse of two months, although not much has been begun, and nothing ended in a martial way, we are reverting somewhat to our former manners. It is evident that such a grand thing even as war may not exclude everything from our lives. We must seek the ordinary distractions from the business in hand, in order that we may resume the business in hand with increased effort...
...Taussig '11, who is devoting all his time to Liberty Loan propaganda and through whom the special arrangements with the Cambridge Trust Company have been made, will be present to discuss further plans for getting purchasers of the bonds. Definite plans will be decided upon and the campaign begun immediately. Small subscriptions are necessary for the success of the loan...
There has appeared the growth of a serious tendency for young men whose professional education in medicine is not now completed or not begun to cease their preparation for national service in their chosen field, and to go into some other work where their abilities could be more easily available...
...active engineering work of the University R. O. T. C. was begun yesterday, when Companies C and D, under the leadership of the French officers, spent the day near Fresh Pond, engaged in the outlining and construction of trenches. The Frenchmen have laid out a system of defences which include first and second line trenches, communication trenches and boyeaux, with bombproofs and dug-outs at intervals along the line. The plans also include machine gun positions and bombing posts. Two companies each day will devote their entire time to the study of these positions and the construction of a portion...
Kilauea is one of the famous active volcanoes of the world, and the model which is now in the Museum gives a comprehensive idea of the size, the surroundings, and the nature of the volcanic formations which it has made. Work on the model itself was begun four years ago, and the collection of maps and taking of pictures and surveys required a great deal of time before the work on the model could be started...