Word: civil
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Seven general programs of study, all of which will lead to the degree of Bachelor of Science at the end of four years, will be open to students in the school, beginning in the fall of 1919. The programs which may be followed are Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Mining, Metallurgy and Industrial Chemistry. One hundred and eight courses will be offered in the school, in addition to 63 allied courses, given in the College, which will be open to the students in the Engineering School...
Military Science has become an established course at Harvard, not as an aid to those who, because of their civil schooling were inevitably bound to become officers; but rather as a means of selecting the promising officer material from the unpromising, and of developing in each, regardless of his chances for a commission as many soldierly qualities as possible...
...being utilized in any way. Without much difficulty the plot could be converted into a small park which would be peculiarly appropriate as a memorial to the University men who have died in this war, as balancing Soldiers Field, the memorial to Harvard's dead in the Civil...
...Commenting on the plans for college R. O. T. C. units next year, the government bulletin has said, "The war has demonstrated conclusively that our colleges and universities furnish the best material for officers from civil life. A sound body, the ability to think clearly, and ideals of service, are part of what a college aims to give its students, and are the most important basic qualifications for an officer. In addition, practically every branch of knowledge has its military applications. In most cases a slight addition of material to a course, showing the military application of the principles taught...
...artillery officer that may some day, in spite of all the efforts of nations to the contrary, be of the utmost value in a crisis such as that of April 1917; and still find it unnecessary to sacrifice the great advantage of concentrating their studies in whatever line of civil endeavor interests them most...