Word: callings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Harvard Men Help Tommy in Mesopotamia." Though Mr. Amory gives us a satisfactory treatise, it is marred by occasional crudities in composition. It fails to arouse live interest in the reader. Mr. Danner does better, though he too is occasionally careless in his writing. Also, why does he call it "Harvard Men--"? There is absolutely no mention of a University organization or even of individual Harvard men. However, despite the article's shortcomings it is full of genuine interest and holds the attention of the reader...
...eager to report for practice if only their sacrifices and efforts would be appreciated. A victory over Yale in May and victories every year are certainties, providing each individual remembers that Harvard has a track team and that its success requires his personal interest in its activities. The immediate call is for graduate and undergraduate support...
...supporters regarded football as a necessary evil among sports. Suddenly there came a change. Football was transformed into the most highly organized of all college activities. Certain prominent graduates interested themselves in the development of an efficient system of coaching, and immediately increased numbers of undergraduates responded to the call for candidates when they realized that their efforts would receive the attention they deserved. Much to the surprise of those who were ignorant of the reorganization, Harvard football teams began to win championships...
...census is being taken by means of a list of questions distributed among the students. The list includes inquiries concerning nature and length of a man's military training; the nature of his technical or business training; and his ability or willingness to leave his present occupation on a call of the Government. The Intercollegiate Intelligence Bureau has established a branch in every state in the Union, and is planning to make similar investigations among the undergraduates of other universities and colleges...
...call for reserve officers has been issued. However, as chairman of the Boston committee, Captain Cordier has offered open encouragement to the members of the R. O. T. C. When the call for enlistment comes, they should not hesitate. Realizing their duty as American citizens, they have already stepped forward to discharge it to the best of their ability. Without question, they have begun their task well. Is it possible that they will be satisfied to leave it unfinished...