Word: campaign
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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COMPANIES A AND B, 1901, report for drill every day at 4.30, except Saturday. Be measured for campaign hats today...
...Burrell, lately surgeon-general in the state militia, spoke upon the personal care of volunteers in campaign. He said in substance that the ability to make forced marches and to win decisive victories depends no less upon the health of the individual soldier than upon the maintenance of good discipline. The number of men killed in a war is always less than the number of those who die of disease. In the Crimean war the proportion was one to twelve; in our Civil War, however, only one to two. To keep the troops in perfect physical condition is the great...
Personal care of volunteer in campaign. Dr. Herbert L. Burrell, lately Surgeon General Mass. Volunteer Militia...
...Committee of Graduates thinks it extremely doubtful whether so large a sum as this could at this, or, perhaps, at any time, be raised by general subscription. The members of the Committee do, however, believe that a campaign of education could now be advantageously entered upon; and are not without hopes that some graduate may be found who would be willing to do for Harvard what has been done by the Houston family for the University of Pennsylvania. In any event, they would gladly co-operate in any effort to that end, and believe a beginning should be made...
Considerable progress has been made in the University Club movement in the way of attracting the attention of prominent graduates. In order to carry on this "campaign of education" as Mr. Adams calls it in his letter, the Undergraduate Committee is preparing a pamphlet for distribution. This pamphlet will contain much of the undergraduate correspondence on the subject, and an account of the mass meeting, together with a statement, as detailed as possible, of the expenses which must be met for the erection of the building, and for its maintenance. It is probable also that some official statements will...