Word: civilizations
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Civil War Showed Need of Trained...
...need to look far a-field for historical evidence of the evils resulting from a lack of trained officers when war breaks out, but can refer to our own Civil War for the most glaring instance of that lack of proper preparation. When the Civil War broke out, it became necessary to train a large body of men; and on account of the absolute lack of officers, it was necessary to train the men and the officers at the same time,-hence the great delay in producing an army fit for offensive work, the time for decisive action being delayed...
...Navy Y. M. C. A. houses do not compete with or overlap other charitable activities in behalf of sailors, for this work for men in the navy is of special character, differing entirely from that which is done for sailors in the merchant marine or for young men in civil life. It is a work organized exclusively for sailors and marines and in some cases soldiers in the United States service, and when it has adequate buildings and equipment at its disposal it provides an open door 24 hours in the day. In addition to beds, lockers, gymnasium, restaurant, classrooms...
...Naval Militia, and it is estimated that not over 5,000 of them would be immediately available. Our naval reserve, consisting of ex-enlisted men, at present numbers not over a very few hundred. There are a considerable number of men in civil life, who have served in the navy, who might re-enlist, and a comparatively small number of United States citizens, who have followed a sea-faring life, and who would be useful if they should offer their services in time of war. That...
...Memorial meeting to commemorate Harvard men who fell in the Civil War, in Sanders Theatre...